dave schaub
Registered: May 2005
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 239
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Wed August 31, 2005 12:21pm
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I really like the tartans. Good job on this one.
Really nice colors and it is well formed.
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Bret Rahe
Registered: April 2005
Location: Spring Branch, TX
Posts: 88
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Wed August 31, 2005 12:29pm
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Looks great. Gotta do a blue one too on the next surf rod project....
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Wed August 31, 2005 2:06pm
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What threads did you use? Came out pretty good. IMO - put the metallic thread on before you make teh BLue diamond so it blends in a little better. Still, very nice, especially for your #1.
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Mike McGivney
Registered: March 2005
Location: Toms River, NJ
Posts: 139
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Wed August 31, 2005 3:12pm
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Gudebrod NCP white, regular white, dark blue(246), and light blue(037)
I have a feeling I'll be doing a lot more tartans
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Wed August 31, 2005 3:15pm
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Since you've got nothing else to do - try this with Madeira. Keep it simple though - the colors get darker ratehr than lighter - I'm curious to see what it would look like. Get to work !!! lol. Tartan Man.
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Mike McGivney
Registered: March 2005
Location: Toms River, NJ
Posts: 139
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Wed August 31, 2005 4:59pm
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Thought about it, but I thought it would become one big fisheye without color preserver. Where's the whip cracking sound..lol
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Wed August 31, 2005 6:05pm
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WHOA!!! Good thing you thought about that. That would be an absolute horror.
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Sean Endres
Registered: March 2005
Location: CT
Posts: 522
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Wed August 31, 2005 6:09pm
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Very nice, Mike!!!
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James Labanowski
Registered: March 2005
Location: Oxnard, California
Posts: 2,061
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Wed August 31, 2005 10:28pm
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Also a ver nice wrap. What type of finish are you using?
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Mike McGivney
Registered: March 2005
Location: Toms River, NJ
Posts: 139
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Wed August 31, 2005 11:04pm
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Flex Coat High Build
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Mark Fisher
Registered: March 2005
Location: Broken Hill, N.S.W, Australia
Posts: 1,715
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Thu September 1, 2005 12:30am
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Excellent job Mike. Like you I put on the trim thread last, otherwise it is almost impossible to center it between the diamonds.
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Kevin Pittman
Registered: August 2005
Location: Oak Forest, Illinois
Posts: 38
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Thu September 1, 2005 11:33pm
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Very nice wrap!
to get the tartan effect do you still use color preserver or do a light coat?
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Mike McGivney
Registered: March 2005
Location: Toms River, NJ
Posts: 139
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Thu September 1, 2005 11:47pm
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No color preserver. I made a diamond pattern over an underwrap of NCP white thread, and then filled in the rest of the space with regular white thread and then finish.
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