Jorge Pozzobon
Registered: May 2007
Location: Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil
Posts: 1,147
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Fri February 8, 2008 9:52am
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Mark, one better than the other, but the petal design is awesome. Wonderful job. What finish did you use?
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Charlie Nguyen
Registered: April 2005
Posts: 210
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Fri February 8, 2008 12:27pm
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AWESOME work, Mark
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Rich Handrick
Registered: September 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 79
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Fri February 8, 2008 1:39pm
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Beautifull as always Mark - I love that walnut burled fly grip - VERY classy and simple design to complement the grain in that wood.
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Doug Moore
Registered: March 2005
Location: League City, Texas
Posts: 435
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Fri February 8, 2008 4:54pm
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Jimmeny, Jesus, Christmas! Who it their right mind would fish with something like that... I would have to hang something like this on my wall!
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Doug
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James Labanowski
Registered: March 2005
Location: Oxnard, California
Posts: 2,061
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Fri February 8, 2008 5:41pm
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Incredible work as always Mar.
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Mark Fisher
Registered: March 2005
Location: Broken Hill, N.S.W, Australia
Posts: 1,715
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Fri February 8, 2008 5:44pm
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There aren't enough superlatives to describe your work Mark. Beautiful is no where near enough.
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Fri February 8, 2008 6:35pm
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Thanks Guys, segments are fun to mess with, but they will get the best of me from time to time. Jorge, the nice thing with the petal pattern is that you end up with two grips. The other isn't turned yet, but it's the negative of the one shown (maple main body with padauk and wenge petals). The finish is super glue (CA) sanded to 2000 grit and polished with white diamond. I really like the super glue finish, but I'm not sure how well it will protect against UV. UV will turn some of the woods darker and change the appearance of it. Time will tell, Thanks again for the kind words. Mark
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Michael Joyce
Registered: March 2005
Location: Central MA
Posts: 1,528
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Fri February 8, 2008 10:49pm
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........envious.
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Al Ciner
Registered: October 2005
Location: joliet,illinois
Posts: 692
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Sat February 9, 2008 11:38am
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.............speechless. 12
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Mike Barkley
Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,121
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Sun February 10, 2008 1:04am
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Tony Dowson
Registered: March 2006
Location: Penticton,BC,Canada
Posts: 61
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Fri February 15, 2008 2:47am
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Gorgeous stuff!
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Fri February 15, 2008 7:14pm
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What are you using Marabou Muddlers for?
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Fri February 15, 2008 11:05pm
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Michael, Al, Mike, and Tony Thank you for the kind words. Billy the Marabou Mudders are for a decoration (lol). A friend tied them for me and is going to teach me how to use them, he says that they're good for Bass. I've built two fly rods over a year ago and have yet to get the line wet. I hope to remedy the situation this next year.
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Mon February 25, 2008 8:41pm
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Terry, I prefer to think of it as an adoption (lol). It couldn't have gone to a better person, remember when you finish it I want to see pictures, lots of them.
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Mon February 25, 2008 9:58pm
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Mark - thank you so much for the handles, I cannot believe they are that beautiful in person. It was great to meet you, as well as Terry this weekend - I look forward to doing it again over the course of the next couple of months.
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