If you have come looking to make TRULY dangerous toys for boys you are at the right spot! Or maybe you have finally succumbed to the constant whining about “needing” a bullwhip since the release of the new Indiana Jones movie.
Thank you to Wesley Scoggins Indy Mogul for the clever idea to use duct tape!
How to make a duct tape bullwhip
You will need:
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- Brown “duck” tape (we found this at Wal-Mart) cut into 3- 12 foot lengths
- 10″ piece of 3/8″ wooden dowel rod
- a foot or so of twine for the “popper” if desired
Begin by placing two chairs 12 feet apart. Place three strips of tape between the chairs.
Fold each of the pieces of tape in half length ways-leave attached to chair
Leave tape hooked on one of the chairs and begin braiding. Braiding 12 feet of duct tape isn’t really pleasant but is certainly less painful than paying $50.00 plus for a bullwhip! We tried several methods: hanging it up high, laying it on the ground. We found it easiest to leave it attached to the chair and have another person help untangle the strips of duck tape as you braid. My eleven year old was able to do most of the braiding.
Once you have reached the end take another piece of tape and wrap around the braid to fasten off.
Remove the other end from the chair and attach these ends of tape to the wooden dowel.
Begin wrapping the dowel with tape until you have completely covered the handle. When finished we took a small piece of tape and covered each end and then wrapped a small piece once again around the dowel to make it secure.
If you want to make the popper you tie it on like this
Finished! How does it work?—–probably not well enough to kill someone or allow you to hang from a tree (we’re trying though) but well enough to cause some damage to your house and possibly harm to a friend, so please be careful!
liz says
but why a toy for a boy? why not just a toy? why must a toy like this be gendered?!
Cindy Hopper says
Liz, this can be for anyone. It just happens at the time I only had boys and it was an activity we made together.
Coolguy says
Does it sound like Indiana jones whip
sivaji kits says
good tips to made up BULLWHIP
thank u
bre says
I used your tutorial to make a whip for my ringmaster halloween costume. This totally worked! Thank you for saving me money. Everyone was really impressed with my whip. I didn’t have a dow so I used a cardboard piece from a hanger.
Marzipan says
So awesome. I had been looking for a way to make a Wonder Woman lasso that was thick like rope and not thin like a bolo tie, and shiny like gold. Was about to purchase a gold novelty bullwhip for about 14 bucks, when I typed in gold bullwhip to google image search.
Found this tutorial.
I have done a four plait round braid with the gold duct tape and now have a Wonder Woman lasso that cost $5 to make.
Not sure how your image is tagged to show up under “gold bullwhip”. But am thankful to have found it.
🙂
Jennifer S. says
This looks so cool, and I’m really debating if we should make one (or more). I have five boys so I’m a little nervous, but I think they would love this.
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My kids just got so excited when I told them about this!! Pinned!
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