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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Been working on these for a while now. The BBoy grip will have a lot of other adornments which I've yet to complete. Obviously poor photography, will get better shots when the rods are completed. Still working on a Renassaince Rod, I have 25 hours in grip inlays alone, and plan to add quite a bit more.
All rods will be on Display in High Point in 2007 at the NERBs booth. Most will have fish scales & fish slime on them.
PS - those who have met and know me might recognize the backwards hat, baggy clothers and beard. I tried to match the color of my skin as best I can in foam...I was close for middle of the Winter, not for summer, lol.
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Thu September 21, 2006 1:59pm
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Blackfish season opens October 1st. Teh first day they catch them I'll be out there the next, lol. I have 21 vacation days left for teh Fall Tog Season, so I'm kind of looking foward to it - I'm busy right now with Baseball, both with my son playing and me coaching at a D3 college (Pitching Coach 40)
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Randy Search
Registered: February 2006
Posts: 78
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Thu September 21, 2006 2:29pm
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Billy,
Pretty cool. Next thing ya know you'll have Dr. Phil or something on a grip. Never ceases to amaze me. Make sure and get some good use out of that orange hat at baseball practice. LOL.
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Thu September 21, 2006 2:35pm
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That orange hat fits just like the one in the inlay, I wore it on purpose today just because I finished the inlay this AM, lol. The heck with Dr. Phil...I'd put Jerry Springer in there way before him. It's possible to do with wood, not really with foam. I am able to get a lot more detail into the foam now, it's too bad I'm unable to shade the foam gradually. I learn so much each time I do these grips, they just take a long time. It's funy what used to take me 8 hours would take me like 4 hours, the stuff that takes me 8 hours now I would have never thought possible a few years ago. Wait until you see the Knight inlay I did, it's sick.
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Michael Joyce
Registered: March 2005
Location: Central MA
Posts: 1,528
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Thu September 21, 2006 4:26pm
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BBoy came out great all sanded up, thanks for the B 4 shots. Looking forward to the final adds and the Knight.
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Mike Barkley
Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,119
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Thu September 21, 2006 6:01pm
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Great stuff, Billy. I was beginning to think that you retired LOL!!!!!
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Ralph Scaglione
Registered: March 2005
Posts: 1,009
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Thu September 21, 2006 7:49pm
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Well done BIlly
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Thu September 21, 2006 7:50pm
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Mike, I didn't retire, I'm trying to break new ground combining techniques from other crafts with Rodbuilding. I know most of what I'm doing has already been done - Clemens has sold square stock EVA for 20 years (+?). But you never see any pictures of hear about anyone doing anything with them outside of basic Chevrons & such. I'm looking to push the envelope, continue & expand on the grips done by Bernie Cohen, Ray Jorgensen, Harv Gordon, Micheal Crichton, Eden Broomfield & others.
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Fred Yarmolowicz
Registered: March 2005
Location: Brick(Central) NJ
Posts: 565
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Thu September 21, 2006 8:03pm
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Sweet work Billy!!!!!Looks just like you.Forget about Jerry Springer and do a fellow NY`er Howard Stern.The glasses and the hair should look real good.With bait soaking season over for me(committed til the end of Oct w/family things)I just may get into some more rods.See you at High Point.
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Jim Rippe
Registered: March 2005
Location: Hammond, Indiana
Posts: 621
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Thu September 21, 2006 8:09pm
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Billy this is great stuff. Really like the Rangers grip. Come on, do the Blackhawks!
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Charlie Nguyen
Registered: April 2005
Posts: 210
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Thu September 21, 2006 8:38pm
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nice looking grip inlays Billy. 
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Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244
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Thu September 21, 2006 9:08pm
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Way TIGHT!!!
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Al Ciner
Registered: October 2005
Location: joliet,illinois
Posts: 692
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Thu September 21, 2006 9:58pm
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Great looking grip Billy. Amazing,, since I saw the pix you sent me were just the prelim stages. OUTSTANDING JOB!!
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Scott Parsons
Registered: September 2005
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 98
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Fri September 22, 2006 7:25am
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Great looking grips Billy, Too bad the Stanley cup is down here in Carolina with my Hurricanes.
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Jason Alvarado
Registered: May 2006
Posts: 35
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Sat September 23, 2006 11:25am
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Jason Alvarado
Registered: May 2006
Posts: 35
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Sat September 23, 2006 11:26am
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Billy, got any ideas for a Yankee rod?
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