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Chad Huderle
Registered: April 2008
Location: Prior Lake, MN
Posts: 79
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So after building rods for three or four years I finally got my wifes first rod done. Not a huge deal because she's just getting into fishing but she was very particular about the design. She wanted something to remind her of autumn, her favorite season. I turned the handle from basswood, used a wood burner to create the leafy design and protected it all with CA. It took two different approaches to get the fore grip graphics right. I created a 6" water-slide decal with her name framed in oak leaves. I wanted fall colors under the decal so tried a varied colored package of gold leaf. Results were so-so...so I stripped it off. Next I tried mixing Pearl Ex powder with a few drops of color preserver and dabbed it on the blank with a brush. Using three different colors gave me the undercoat effect I wanted and it dried fast...another plus.
She likes it!
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| · Date: Wed November 2, 2011 · Views: 176 · Filesize: 39.9kb, 277.1kb · Dimensions: 1800 x 1200 ·
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Nuno Paulino
Registered: March 2010
Location: Setúbal - Portugal
Posts: 642
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Thu November 3, 2011 5:28am
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I like it to!
This is really custom.
Nice work.
Abraço
Nuno
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Fred Yarmolowicz
Registered: March 2005
Location: Brick(Central) NJ
Posts: 565
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Thu November 3, 2011 11:10pm
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Great theme rod executed nicely.
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Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244
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Fri November 4, 2011 8:45pm
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No wonder she likes it. I'd say ya nailed it too.
Thanks for the discription on how ya did it!
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