jeffrey watson
Registered: July 2007
Posts: 1
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Mon November 12, 2007 10:08pm
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awsome 
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stan mclean
Registered: September 2005
Location: MA
Posts: 321
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Mon November 12, 2007 10:35pm
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Very nice. I like the proportions, to my eye if they were smaller it would make it too busy, jmho.
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Chuck Mills
Registered: June 2006
Posts: 213
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Tue November 13, 2007 12:05am
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Mark, it looks amazing! Nice work!
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Anthony Lee
Registered: September 2006
Location: Singapore
Posts: 264
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Tue November 13, 2007 12:13am
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Mark, it's out of this world. Keep the dimension and maybe have variation. Did you spray the reel seat also? It matches beautifully.
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Jorge Pozzobon
Registered: May 2007
Location: Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil
Posts: 1,147
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Tue November 13, 2007 5:04am
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Spiral wrap with wood. Wonderful and awesome.
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Tue November 13, 2007 8:45am
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Thanks for the kind words. Anthony the reel seat was at the St. Croix factory when I was up there in August. They must have been prototypes that they were getting rid of. There were 4 of these in a box for $1.50 each, so I bought them all plus some others. They have a very nice look to them, it's just a little off from the Cocobolo. Btw a cross cut of the grip is right below the brick reel seat.
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James Labanowski
Registered: March 2005
Location: Oxnard, California
Posts: 2,061
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Tue November 13, 2007 11:57am
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Hey this guy really does some nice work I bet his standard checkers are good too. LOL In (something) credible. You need to make a DVD my friend. I would buy it and I am totally clueless(boy did I open myself up there) Mark you never cease to amaze me.
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Tue November 13, 2007 12:08pm
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Doc, I think that I would cause damage to the lens of the camera. They have always said that I have a face for RADIO lol. Thanks for the kind words.
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Bill Stevens
Registered: April 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Posts: 712
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Tue November 13, 2007 12:12pm
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Is that a "bumper", Forhan or O'Quinn? Is the transitional checker loaded or not! )> Fine Work -
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Jeff Shields
Registered: February 2007
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 203
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Tue November 13, 2007 3:04pm
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Amazing as usual. I wouldn't even know where to start. I'm still having trouble with EVA... LOL....
Jeff
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Steve Rushing
Registered: April 2005
Location: Atlanta (Decatur) GA
Posts: 118
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Tue November 13, 2007 5:28pm
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I really like the proportions. Struck me as a spiral staircase. Please put me down for a preorder for the DVD 
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MARCO ANTONIO SILVA
Registered: February 2006
Location: São Paulo (BRASIL)
Posts: 1,451
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Tue November 13, 2007 5:30pm
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Really work of custom, Congratulations!!! Mark
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Marco Antonio (Brasil)
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Rich Handrick
Registered: September 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 79
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Tue November 13, 2007 10:02pm
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Mark - you really should do a DVD. This one is sweet!!! CA/BLO finish?
How many blanks did you buy when you were at St. Croix? I live about 1/2 hour away from Park Falls, I bought a bunch of those reelseats as well as some others, and managed to walk out of the store only buying 5 of the Avid closeout blanks. I called over there last week and I might be making another trip back :-)
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Wed November 14, 2007 11:24am
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Bill, it's a Forhan with no load on the checker LOL. Jeff, Steve and Marco thanks for the kind words. Rich I bought about 20 blanks in August and probably 15 reel seats. I spent more than I should have but at 1/2 price I couldn't pass them up. I don't think I can afford to live closer LOL.
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Wed November 14, 2007 1:53pm
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MArk, I really like the photo and how you included a Where's Waldo key to unlock how you did it right there in front of our faces. Multi-tasking rules...and puts scraps to work.
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