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Jay Hunt Registered: March 2007 Posts: 144	Spinning Handle and fore grip made from Cottonwood Bark with rubberized cork accents and a Mike Barkley Custom Acrylic #16 reel seat.Handle finish is 4 coats of wood sealer and 8 hand rubbed coats of Tru-Oil.
	· Date: Sat May 12, 2007 · Views: 2,150 · Filesize: 32.2kb, 186.5kb · Dimensions: 1280 x 960 ·
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Mike Barkley

Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,103

Sat May 12, 2007 4:15pm

Very Nice! That cottonwood bark is really unique!!

john timberlake

Registered: July 2006
Location: clemmons nc
Posts: 116

Sat May 12, 2007 6:54pm

nice work. that cottonwood bark is nice. did you harvest it yourself or is it available elsewhere?

Jay Hunt

Registered: March 2007
Posts: 144

Sat May 12, 2007 8:41pm

Thanks John; I harvest it myself. Not hard to get if you have some Cottonwood trees close by. They usually grow in river bottoms.

mark blabaum

Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,259

Sat May 12, 2007 9:58pm

Very nice Jay, I like the color of the bark. It looks like it should be a nice light handle. MB

Jay Hunt

Registered: March 2007
Posts: 144

Sun May 13, 2007 11:12am

Thanks Mark, It weighs just a little more than cork.I thought it matched up great with Mike Barkley custom Acrylic reel seat.