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SURF GRIPS: STRIKING A NEW CORD
Posted by:
Cliff Hall
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Date: November 07, 2004 12:07PM
CORD FLOCKING? CORD STRIPING? TAPE BARBER-POLES? Just wondering if anyone has tried: - Flocking a cord-wrap grip on a surf rod? - Using 2 or 3 different color cords for grips? - Using 2 different color tapes for wraps, like a barber-shop pole or the paint-job on some lighthouses? (Tape width & rod blank diameter affect the angle of the spiral, if there is no overlap of the tape edges, as may be preferred for thicker tapes.) Putter & Mike Barkley, et al: I'll leave marbleizing over cord to you pros. - Cliff Hall, Gainesville, FL. Re: SURF GRIPS: STRIKING A NEW CORD
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
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Date: November 07, 2004 03:05PM
Everything you mention has been done. You don't need to flock your cord, you can just flock the blank itself. Doc Ski shows how to use two different colored cords in his video on rod building. But there's never anything wrong with re-inventing the wheel. You just might come up with a new twist on an older technique. ........... Re: SURF GRIPS: STRIKING A NEW CORD
Posted by:
Cliff Hall
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Date: November 07, 2004 03:35PM
Thanks, Tom, for the review and the encouragement. My SEARCH (= Flock ; = Cord) didn't turn up any Messages specifically on flocking cord, or really even much of anything on cord. And I don't have any of the rod building videos, yet. ... But Christmas is coming, ... -Cliff Hall-. Re: SURF GRIPS: STRIKING A NEW CORD
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
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Date: November 07, 2004 04:57PM
You can also use cord in various wraps (diamond, etc.) under some heat shrink tubing for an interesting effect that offers a great non-slip grip as well. ......... Re: SURF GRIPS: STRIKING A NEW CORD
Posted by:
Lou Reyna
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Date: November 07, 2004 05:39PM
In the past I've used dyed nylon 1/8" cord for grips, finished with a turk's head knot above and below the reel seat, then finished with a coat of rod finish. The color possibilites are endless. I'm sure this has been done before by others too. Lou Re: SURF GRIPS: STRIKING A NEW CORD
Posted by:
Jeff Cason
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Date: November 15, 2004 04:09PM
Lou, Where do you get your cord and what kind of colors are you able to find? Thanks, Jeff Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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