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Mike Barkley
Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,119
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Fri January 13, 2006 11:33pm
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MaryLoy, That is really cool! How did you do it?? Is that skin wrapped/glued to cork or what???? How about some details??
Mike
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MaryLou VandeRiet
Registered: January 2006
Location: Weatherford,Texas USA
Posts: 111
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Sat January 14, 2006 5:57am
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Hi Mike...
Thank you for the compliment !! The skin is carefully measured, also takes practice cutting out the pattern, at $35.00...$45.00 a skin, you can't afford too many mistakes...the skin is glued to the handle and foregrip.
This is the second rod I completed and working on a third one, Pres. Bush was the first recipent of this rod, called The Presidential Rod by Joe and Mary Graves, the couple who taught me rodbuilding..
The first rod I made was raffled off for the Ronald MacDonald House and bought in $800.00 in ticket sales.....
The rod is pricey...starts at $300.00 and up.....
ML..
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Myles Boon
Registered: March 2005
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 136
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Sat January 14, 2006 8:41pm
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MaryLou, Excellent work, working with leather, specially snake skin in this manner is not easy. Looks perfect for those tropical sweaty hands a gal gets when fishing for a 60lb Barra.
Real busy at the moment, I will drop you a line when the little fella is born.
Again beautiful work MaryLou, talk soon.
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MaryLou VandeRiet
Registered: January 2006
Location: Weatherford,Texas USA
Posts: 111
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Sun January 15, 2006 12:02pm
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G'Day There Myles...
Good to hear from you !! Thank You for the compliment, look forward to hearing from you again !!
ML..
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