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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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I hate to post this next to Jorges black widow. The latest build on a St Croix SCIV, the treads are all maderia. The grip is a experiment; the cork on the ends is copano, but the center web section is made from a cork yoga block that I cut up. The finish is Arm R Seal. It's a thinner varnish type finish that holds up better than Tru-Oil in my experience. I built the rod for myself so we'll see how well the cork holds up this summer.
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Jorge Pozzobon
Registered: May 2007
Location: Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil
Posts: 1,147
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Not to hate for this Mark. I'd like to have that grip for my widow. I'm jealous. Great job all around. Cheers.
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Good stuff. CAt is out of the bag. now, lol.
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Mark Daley
Registered: September 2007
Location: Woodland, CA
Posts: 283
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Your thread work is coming along nicely and the grips, well, that goes without saying! Jorge's spider is enough to humble anyone!
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Michael Joyce
Registered: March 2005
Location: Central MA
Posts: 1,528
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Tell us more about the YOGA BLOCK...was the density okay?
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Mike, the yoga block is somewhere between burl and regular cork. It seemed a little easier to turn than burl, but it didn't tear out like regular cork when you used a tool to turn it. The yoga block used in segmenting looks like natural cork, but by it's self used as a block for a grip with out being cut and segmented it looked a little off (not like the cork you see on a normal grip). There are some larger chunks of cork in the yoga block that make it look inconsistant. I did find that the web is lighter than it would have been if I used burl as well. The black between the segments is dyed black veneer and I used Arm-R-Seal to seal the cork. It's like a spar varnish only thinner, it darkened the burl and yoga block a bit and will help protect it. I like the overall look of the yoga block when it's used like this. Best part is the block is less than $20.00 and I can get 3-4 grips made out of it. Here's what they look like before being cut up [ link ] . Like I said before it's not for every body or all uses, but it has some possibilitys. Ladd F was going to try wood burning designs into the blocks, it has possiblitys (and some limitations) we just need more people to mess around with it.
BTW, Mike I think that there's more fiber in the yoga blocks, the dog should be able to pass this one a little easier (lol).
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