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First Shell Inlay
First Shell Inlay

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Bob Turpen



Registered: July 2005
Location: Dawsonville, GA
Posts: 74
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This is my first Abalone/Shell inlay. A special thanks goes out to Kevin Knox. He held my hand throughout the process and gave me the courage to pursue. I attached silver leaf to the rod first and then put on two coats of finish over the silver leaf. The Abalone Striper and the 2 Abalone trim bands were attached next. Last step was to add 5 or 6 coats of finish. Noticed I had put on a couple of coats of finish on top of a bug, so I had to sand the bug off and add two more coats of finish. It really bugged me! Anyway thank you Kevin!!!!!
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KEVIN KNOX

Registered: May 2007
Posts: 65
Wed June 11, 2008 6:18pm

Bob,
You are very welcome. I absolutely love the work. You should be very proud of it! I am here if you need more help! But, from the looks of it, you have the process down patt!!!!


Kevin
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Jorge Pozzobon

Registered: May 2007
Location: Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil
Posts: 1,147
Wed June 11, 2008 6:30pm

The result is great Bob.
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Bob Turpen

Registered: July 2005
Location: Dawsonville, GA
Posts: 74
Wed June 11, 2008 7:58pm

Thanks guys!!! I'm about to make another inlay on a rod using thread in teal, light green or light blue with black trim. . . colors that are in the Shell.
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Mike Barkley

Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,121
Wed June 11, 2008 8:07pm

That is a beautiful job, Bob! Beautiful!!
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Bob Turpen

Registered: July 2005
Location: Dawsonville, GA
Posts: 74
Wed June 11, 2008 8:27pm

Thanks Mike. . . I found a fellow who can cut the shell with a laser. He can cut any design imaginable. . . for a price! Kevin thinks I could have cut it with scissors. He's never seen me use scissors! LOL
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Walt Davenport

Registered: April 2007
Posts: 234
Wed June 11, 2008 11:45pm

Really nice.
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Bob Turpen

Registered: July 2005
Location: Dawsonville, GA
Posts: 74
Thu June 12, 2008 6:53am

Glad you like it Walt.
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Bob Turpen

Registered: July 2005
Location: Dawsonville, GA
Posts: 74
Wed June 18, 2008 10:46pm

Thank you Randy.
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Mike Nash

Registered: June 2008
Location: Montana
Posts: 18
Mon June 30, 2008 12:51am

This is very cool. I have never seen anything quite like this before. So that is actually a shell? Nice job!
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Bob Turpen

Registered: July 2005
Location: Dawsonville, GA
Posts: 74
Mon June 30, 2008 8:52pm

Yes Mike, that's what it is. You're from one of my favorite parts of the country. . . Big Sky Country. An Abalone Trout would look great on a fly rod. Thanks for the comment.
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steve kolb

Registered: January 2009
Posts: 89
Sat April 4, 2009 11:24pm

Great idea with the silver leaf. Nice job, looks great.
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