Brown Mallee Burl & Coprano Burl Cork Grip

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Gerry Rhoades Registered: March 2005 Posts: 101	My first attempt at combining wood and cork in a grip
	· Date: Sat July 9, 2005 · Views: 2,744 · Tags: 1 · Filesize: 23.9kb, 249.0kb · Dimensions: 1678 x 550 ·
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Myles Boon

Registered: March 2005
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 136

Sat July 9, 2005 6:59pm

Gerry, if you have seen a mallee bush/tree you would not think such a beautiful wood could come from it.

Mark Fisher

Registered: March 2005
Location: Broken Hill, N.S.W, Australia
Posts: 1,715

Sat July 9, 2005 7:23pm

Nice work Gerry. I like your choice in Aussie wood. It is, as Myles said, an ugly tree but the finished product is beautiful.

Gerry Rhoades

Registered: March 2005
Posts: 101

Sat July 9, 2005 7:30pm

Thanks. Andy talked me into trying it. The reel seat will also be mallee. It's beautiful wood and pretty easy to work, even for a beginner like me.

BIlly Vivona

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

Sat July 9, 2005 10:36pm

Brown Mallee is a very nice wood. So is Coolibah Burl. I'm not into wood though, but I have a piece of both and they look very sharp. Andy's cork looks lik eit was made for Brown Mallee - Gerry that's sweet!

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Mike Barkley

Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,121

Sun July 10, 2005 12:54am

Gorgeous, Gerry!!! Nice work.

Mike

Gerry Rhoades

Registered: March 2005
Posts: 101

Mon July 11, 2005 10:14am

Thanks everyone. I was more than a little nervous about doing this because the wood is so much harder than the cork, but it wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it might be. The reel seat will also have a Brown Mallee insert.

Mark Fisher

Registered: March 2005
Location: Broken Hill, N.S.W, Australia
Posts: 1,715

Mon September 19, 2005 5:38am

Gerry try Purple Heart Mulga or Tasmanian Pink Myrtle next. They are truely beautiful.