BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,827
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Fri January 13, 2006 12:44pm
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Really nice. Great use of color, the guide wrap & the butt wrap have the same sequence - not only in the overall wrap, but even teh way you choose teh colors to make the pattern. Good job!
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Al Ciner
Registered: October 2005
Location: joliet,illinois
Posts: 692
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Fri January 13, 2006 12:53pm
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Thanks Billy. Coming one of my thread heroes, the compliment means alot.
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eric riggs
Registered: March 2005
Location: NYC,N.Y
Posts: 147
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Fri January 13, 2006 1:22pm
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Even though we don't usualy rate pics here.....I felt I had to!
WELL DONE!!!I'm in awe of the talent this wrap clearly shows!
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Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,187
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Fri January 13, 2006 2:26pm
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I like it!! Keep it up!!
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,827
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Fri January 13, 2006 4:03pm
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The one thing that I am pretty sure about, which I cannot tell for sure is that you did an underwrap. You did put a Brown/MAroon/redish band in teh underwrap, and did the overwrap with green Nylon no CP. that's how you got that faint line right at the end of teh guide foot, right?
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Al Ciner
Registered: October 2005
Location: joliet,illinois
Posts: 692
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Fri January 13, 2006 4:09pm
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Billy, actually that faint line is a single thread of brown on both sides it's just take my picture taking ability isn't the greatest. No uderwrap and 2 coats of CP.
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Mark Fisher
Registered: March 2005
Location: Broken Hill, N.S.W, Australia
Posts: 1,689
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Fri January 13, 2006 4:41pm
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Excellent wrap Al. The finish looks great.
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James Labanowski
Registered: March 2005
Location: Oxnard, California
Posts: 2,046
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Fri January 13, 2006 7:35pm
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The whole package looks wonderful to me.... Finish is fantastic too. Is the faint line that Billy is talking about a tension change on the thread?
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Al Ciner
Registered: October 2005
Location: joliet,illinois
Posts: 692
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Fri January 13, 2006 8:26pm
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Thank you all for the great comments. Doc, believe it or not there is a single brown thread inlay on each side of the guide wrap about halfway to the begining of the guide foot. I took the pictures inside with a flash and it doesn't show up very well at all.
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Michael Joyce
Registered: March 2005
Location: Central MA
Posts: 1,521
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Fri January 13, 2006 8:56pm
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Big fan of green!!! You just keep getting better and better...
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Al Ciner
Registered: October 2005
Location: joliet,illinois
Posts: 692
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Fri January 13, 2006 9:07pm
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The grasshopper thanks the Master Wraptor most profusely for the kind words. It means alot.
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Michael Joyce
Registered: March 2005
Location: Central MA
Posts: 1,521
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Fri January 13, 2006 10:18pm
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"Glasshoppa...a pebble is a pebble, a rock is a rock....you are a rolling bouldah."
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sam schalley
Registered: October 2005
Location: Rochester, MN
Posts: 41
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Fri January 13, 2006 10:25pm
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Very nice work!
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Mike Barkley
Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,103
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Fri January 13, 2006 11:32pm
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The amazing thing is that Al just started and has been teaching himself with dowels. He has only built a few rods. His talent/knack for this is amazing!!!!!!!
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Al Ciner
Registered: October 2005
Location: joliet,illinois
Posts: 692
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Fri January 13, 2006 11:59pm
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You guys are all way too kind. I'm just doin' stuff from a book. If I could be half as creative as Mike or Billy or Doc or Tom K or a bunch of others I've seen on this site I'll be real pleased.
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