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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Gotta haev fun. Fun = torturing yourself for hours on end, sniffing contact cement - knowin gthe end product will be worth it.
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Keywords: Inlays
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Myles Boon
Registered: March 2005
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 136
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Thu March 24, 2005 8:54pm
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Billy what sort of time does it take to inlays etc.
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Fred Crum
Registered: March 2005
Location: Dixon, California
Posts: 19
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Thu March 24, 2005 10:34pm
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Fred Crum
Registered: March 2005
Location: Dixon, California
Posts: 19
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Thu March 24, 2005 10:36pm
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Billy V
Outstanding to say the least!!! Looks like something I'd like to try; how bad is the learning curve???
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Thu March 24, 2005 11:08pm
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A lot. Once you figure out what size will fit on a certian diameter grip, you trace the shape off a photocopy of the image for every color. THen glue it all up. The glue up is what takes FOREVER, and is a nasty mess. From left to right, the Bart grip took me 15 hours total, The Devil took about 7 or 8, the basketball rod was about 10-15, + another 8 for teh wrap, teh Butterfly rod there is 20 hours total with 16 going to teh grips, 4 for the wraps.
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Thu March 24, 2005 11:11pm
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Leaning curve is literally NOTHING. My first practice is the Bart Rod. The butt grip is definately not all that good, but the foregrip came out pretty good. (notice the reverse colors of the grip + Bart is facing the opposite direction, plus the color of his clothes is reveresed).
You need to be patient. I do most of this stuff in my free time...at work I'll cut the pieces up, and I'll glue them together while watching TV at night. That probably adds a lot to the time it takes.
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Myles Boon
Registered: March 2005
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 136
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Fri March 25, 2005 2:24am
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thanks Billy, hope one day Tom might ask you to do an article for rodmaker, if you had the time.
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Doug Moore
Registered: March 2005
Location: League City, Texas
Posts: 435
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Fri March 25, 2005 8:27am
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Great! Each one is one of a kind!
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Regards,
Doug
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Gerry Rhoades
Registered: March 2005
Posts: 101
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Fri March 25, 2005 9:47am
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Great looking stuff Billy.
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Michael Joyce
Registered: March 2005
Location: Central MA
Posts: 1,528
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Fri March 25, 2005 5:29pm
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That Butterfly rod came out great!!!
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Dave Parrillo
Registered: May 2005
Posts: 4
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Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244
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What an idea! I would have never thought of it! I built my first rod in '87
and I have never seen anything like this until now. Great Job! an insparation!
I wish I found this site long ago!!
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Ellis Mendiola
Registered: March 2005
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 629
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Mon December 12, 2005 10:29am
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Do you fish with those rods or play with them in your bath tub?
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Wed December 14, 2005 11:51am
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The only one which doesn't get used is the Bart Simpson rod, as I HATE the blank. The Devil rod I abuse, yesterday it was totally encased in about 1" thick of ice, the reel was a giant triangle of ice. The basketball rod I've used 3 times, 2 Florida trips, and a Tuna jigging trip up here. The Butterfly rod is my MOm's, I think she used it a half dozen times. What good is it if you never use the rod?
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