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jay lindholm Registered: June 2005 Location: Idaho Posts: 15	Built on a St. Croix SCII w/Amtak Tichblue spin frames.
	· Date: Sat November 18, 2006 · Views: 2,113 · Filesize: 58.8kb, 700.5kb · Dimensions: 2500 x 1871 ·
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Ellis Mendiola

Registered: March 2005
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 629

Sat November 18, 2006 8:14pm

Very nice. Tell us something about the material in the handle.

Mike Barkley

Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,119

Sat November 18, 2006 9:11pm

Nicely Done!!! Classy and not overdone. I really like it although why the cheap buttcap on a beautiful grip like that??????

Raymond_Adams

Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244

Sat November 18, 2006 10:55pm

Nice woodwork!!

Jim Rippe

Registered: March 2005
Location: Hammond, Indiana
Posts: 621

Sat November 18, 2006 11:08pm

GEE!!! That is nice. I just bought a lath in Sept. and having fun with it. I like this grip alot. Ah.....getting ideas again!

Anthony Lee

Registered: September 2006
Location: Singapore
Posts: 264

Sun November 19, 2006 7:16am

Your reel seat is positioned up-locking. Over here in Asia, down-locking is prefered. Most spin reel seat of mine, especially light spin rod are mostly fly reel seat as they are better looking. The combo above would look very different if you we5re to use a nickel silver reel seat skeleton from Struble and possibly a Matagi butt balancer with a matching wood holder. Just thinking aloud Jay. Your next job for me will be for my "Classic Limited Edition".

jay lindholm

Registered: June 2005
Location: Idaho
Posts: 15

Sun November 19, 2006 12:46pm

Mike, I've looked for an alternative to these buttcaps, but I have not been able to find anything that would work in it's place. I don't want to do a closed end wood butt, it just wouldn't be durable enough. I don't like the big bulky buttcaps that have the knob on the end. Anybody know of a good alternative buttcap for these type handles?

jay lindholm

Registered: June 2005
Location: Idaho
Posts: 15

Sun November 19, 2006 12:48pm

Ellis, the wood is Maple burl in the handle and foregrip. The reel seat is made out of Tiger Maple. The checkerboard is Purpleheart and Maple. I really like Maple burls, they have a lot of character.

Mick McComesky

Registered: March 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 556

Wed November 22, 2006 9:06am

Very nice. That little bit of inlay really adds a lot.