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Dave Orr Registered: January 2007 Location: Yellowknife, NWT Posts: 98	My first attempt at some custom handle work. Andy's exotic cork & home turned kingwood reel seat & matching butt cap. I put several coats of TRU oil on the handle. I still have to finish the wood.
	· Date: Tue March 13, 2007 · Views: 2,240 · Filesize: 40.6kb, 444.4kb · Dimensions: 1000 x 512 ·
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Raymond_Adams

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

Tue March 13, 2007 9:59pm

Very nice cork work Dave! Cool checkers!

Gary Colling

Registered: January 2007
Location: Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 73

Tue March 13, 2007 11:04pm

Very classy, what reel seat did you use? Looks good.

Mike Barkley

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

Tue March 13, 2007 11:21pm

Very Nice job!!!!!! Bet it won't be your last!!

Dave Orr

Registered: January 2007
Location: Yellowknife, NWT
Posts: 98

Tue March 13, 2007 11:44pm

Thanks Guys Smile

Gary: The reel seat is a cusioned graphite pac bay skeleton seat. I then made the kingwood insert on my lathe.

Mike:
Your right I already have the next one planned. Smile!

mark blabaum

Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282

Wed March 14, 2007 9:02am

Very nice Dave, I'm a sucker for checkers and your's look very even and sharp at the points. MB

Ellis Mendiola

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

Wed March 14, 2007 9:06am

Great looking handle. I can already feel a steelhead on the end of your line. Great looking reel also. What brand is it?

Dave Orr

Registered: January 2007
Location: Yellowknife, NWT
Posts: 98

Wed March 14, 2007 11:13am

Ellis: The reel is a Mykiss, it is a redo of the Hanson reel that was build by Leon Hanson. The reel is from Michigan. Here's a link to a review of the reel. [ link ]

Ellis Mendiola

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

Thu March 15, 2007 12:06pm

Thanks, Dave.