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mark blabaum Registered: June 2006 Location: Southwest - Wisconsin Posts: 1,282	I cut out the center section of a 18mm casting seat and replaced it with a segmented checker seat. The seat is made of Walnut, Paudauk, and Maple.
	· Date: Thu March 15, 2007 · Views: 1,983 · Tags: 1 · Filesize: 61.8kb, 163.5kb · Dimensions: 720 x 480 ·
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Jim Upton

Registered: March 2005
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Posts: 440

Thu March 15, 2007 10:02pm

Nice job Mark. I like it.

Ellis Mendiola

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

Thu March 15, 2007 10:13pm

Very nice looking reel seat.

Jim Rippe

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

Thu March 15, 2007 11:16pm

Really a nice seat Mark. Like it alot. Wish I would have talked to you in High Point.

Dave Orr

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

Thu March 15, 2007 11:56pm

Looks pretty sweet Mark. You really are a sucker for those checkers arn't you! LOL

mark blabaum

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

Fri March 16, 2007 8:28am

Thanks Guys, Dave I'm thinking of forming a chapter of the checkers anonymous in Wisconsin. I'm still working on the 12 step program LOL. BTW I should have mentioned that it was a Batson reel seat that I cut up. Mark

BIlly Vivona

Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910

Fri March 16, 2007 10:49am

Nice job. I like the Combo of wood trim surrounding the checkers.

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Stan Grace

Registered: March 2005
Location: Helena, Montana
Posts: 337

Fri March 16, 2007 2:43pm

Very nice! It's a habit with you it seems.