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Whipmakers
Paul
Nolan & Lauren
Wickline
Paul
Nolan has crafted
whips for Hollywood
films, notably "The
Rundown;" national
television shows,
notably "Andromeda;"
whip cracking
enthusiasts; and
performers all over
the world. His
whips are used by
Chris Camp (Guinness
Record holder,
multiple whip
cracking champion,
and has cracked
whips on the Tonight
Show with Jay
Leno), Gery Deer
(who has performed
on the Steve Harvey
Bigtime
Challenge, and
America's got
Talent),
and Alex Green
(Personal
Whips Trainer to
Anthony Hopkins,
Antonio Banderas,
and Halle Berry).
Paul's whipmaking
career began at a
young age with his
love
of the Indiana Jones
movies, which
inspired him to try
making his
first whip, and
quickly became
fascinated by the
infinite
possibilities and
challenges
whipmaking offered.
A few years later
after making
hundreds of whips,
he founded
MidWestWhips to
continue
and share his
passion for creating
whips, and to help
spread the
sport and knowledge
of skilled
whipcracking.
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Several
years ago,
Lauren
Wickline,
already enjoying
whipcracking,
met Paul
at a
western
whipcracking
event in Ohio,
and immediately
began learning
to
braid her own
whips alongside
Paul. After
working daily
with him for
over a year,
her skills had
quickly
progressed to
the level
where she was
producing
professional
top-quality
whips, up to
the highest
standards of
MidWestWhips,
and a
partnership
was born.
Lauren and
Paul's shared
passion for
Indiana Jones,
whipcracking,
whipmaking, and
a plethora of
other
interests led
them to create a
shared
whipmaking
workshop, and
become
full partners in
MidWestWhips.
Since
then, the
MidWestWhips
whipmaking pair has
made whips for
hundreds
more satisfied
customers including
some
never-before-seen
concept
whips (check out our
photo gallery),
whips used in the
Cirque du Soleil
Ka and Mystere
shows, and whips for
feature films
including “The
Prince of Persia”
and "Inglourious
Basterds" (see
on
screen),
for
performers and
educators around
the world, and most
recently,
MidWestWhips was
featured on The
Science
Channel's show "How
It's Made."
Unless you specify
otherwise,
Lauren and Paul will
probably both have a
hand in crafting
your MidWestWhip,
working
together as a team
to create the best
quality product
possible.
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