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Mike Nash Registered: June 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 18	This grip is made out of Bacote, Zebra Wood, and Bird's Eye Maple.
	· Date: Fri June 27, 2008 · Views: 1,742 · Filesize: 31.6kb, 243.1kb · Dimensions: 2500 x 1875 ·
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Mike Nash

Registered: June 2008
Location: Montana
Posts: 18

Fri June 27, 2008 4:09pm

What do you think?

Mike Barkley

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

Fri June 27, 2008 6:32pm

Very Nice! Hard to believe that it's your first one!!!

Jay Hunt

Registered: March 2007
Posts: 144

Fri June 27, 2008 6:49pm

Mike, I am impressed ! Nice work !

Mike Nash

Registered: June 2008
Location: Montana
Posts: 18

Sat June 28, 2008 3:34am

Thanks guys that makes the several hours more worth it! My brother better like it! On the next one I want to play with inlays and such. It will be extra cool because it will be mine! Smile

Russ Miller

Registered: April 2005
Location: Southern California
Posts: 85

Sat June 28, 2008 2:25pm

Hi Mike,

Great job on your handle. If this is your first, can't wait to see your 10th! Zebrawood and Bocote are heavy woods, how does the rod balance?
Again, superb work & detail.

mark blabaum

Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282

Sun June 29, 2008 9:09am

Very nice work Mike. I really like the look of the combined woods.

Mike Nash

Registered: June 2008
Location: Montana
Posts: 18

Sun June 29, 2008 9:11pm

Actually it balances out quite well with the reel attached. I wanted to get this rod a little less tip heavy for him to see if he likes it better than his others. I also like the two woods but I know that my next one will be made with lighter (easier to turn!!) woods. I noticed that the maple trim rings turned so eassily and then when I got into the Zebra with my sharp tools it just skipped off of the wood. I think it took around 6 or so hours of turning to get it where I wanted.

Thanks again for the nice comments,

Mike