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Scott Bazinet Registered: September 2006 Location: Dumfries, South West Scotland Posts: 70	Birchbark with Stabilized BirchBurl Seat/FB. Ends are chocolate and white acrylic. Winding check is turned from the same piece as the FB
	· Date: Tue March 23, 2010 · Views: 1,311 · Tags: 1 · Filesize: 117.7kb, 1538.5kb · Dimensions: 1600 x 1200 ·
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	Keywords: birchbark, acrylic, birch burl

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Eric Viburs

Registered: January 2009
Location: Anywhere the Army sends me
Posts: 135

Tue March 23, 2010 11:53am

Great job very nice!

mark blabaum

Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282

Tue March 23, 2010 8:32pm

Very nice work Scott. I like the contrast between the birch bark, wood and corian.

Tony Hanson

Registered: October 2008
Location: Carver, MN
Posts: 141

Wed March 24, 2010 1:27am

Looks really nice Scott. Totally agree with Mark. Great balance with all the different materials too. Matching winding check is subtle but ties the whole thing together.

Dick Ross

Registered: April 2009
Posts: 43

Wed March 24, 2010 2:10pm

Very nice Scott! I have trouble getting a consistent bond between wood and acrylic plate (guitar pickgaurds). What is your secret?

Scott Bazinet

Registered: September 2006
Location: Dumfries, South West Scotland
Posts: 70

Fri March 26, 2010 11:42am

Thanks for the comments.

Dick I think the difference is that the acrylic is squeezed together and supported on either side. I also bore the grips out to 18mm and glue in a foam core before final shaping/turning. By doing this the outer material cant move away from each other. I also use good 2 part eopxy adhesive. Hope that explains it?

Torin Koski

Registered: April 2007
Location: Castle Rock, CO
Posts: 64

Sat March 27, 2010 12:21am

Looks Great Scott. I particularly like that Birch Barch. What's your source? Have you considered using some left over wood to turn a matching handle for that reel? That would be the Icing on the cake!

Scott Bazinet

Registered: September 2006
Location: Dumfries, South West Scotland
Posts: 70

Sat March 27, 2010 1:50pm

Torin

I harvest it myself [ link ] My parents live in Northern Ontario Canada. You have to go through a lot of bark to select the right stuff. Its worth the extra time though as I think it shows in the end result. I like your thinking. Have made several handles. I just change them depending on what rod Im using.

Mike Winkler

Registered: July 2009
Location: Peshtigo, WI
Posts: 114

Sun March 28, 2010 10:50pm

Great looking handle!