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new pics!!!
Posted by:
Travis Thompson
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Date: December 19, 2004 11:36PM
I posted some new pictures of some current projects with my new digital camera my parents got me for christmas. They are under the name WIHOYT. Re: new pics!!!
Posted by:
Ken Preston
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Date: December 20, 2004 12:30AM
Christmas! Holy mackerel I thought I had a couple more shopping days left still...
How do you like working with balsa? Have you fished with a balsa handle? Isn't that a little soft / not dense enough for a handle? Re: new pics!!!
Posted by:
Travis Thompson
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Date: December 20, 2004 12:47AM
well so far so good it turned better than anything ive messed up before and is more firm than cork. I will be coating it with super glue like Les recommends. The other rods have urethane finnish which I'm not too crazy about. The balsa after finnished with super glue will be as hard as a rock and light as well Balsa. The lace wood is also very light. Re: new pics!!!
Posted by:
Ted Morgan
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Date: December 20, 2004 04:28AM
Nice work. I like the 6' spin rod. The seat insert is exactly the same shape as the "ergo" seat i've just turned. Makes a size 16 skeleton fill the hand just a bit better.
How did you get the dimensions right for the insert? Mine took a lot of filing after measuring, and hand sanding. Re: new pics!!!
Posted by:
Travis Thompson
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Date: December 20, 2004 07:33AM
Thanks Mine also took alot of hand work after the lathe. Mostly a very sharp carving knife and a dremel tool. Re: new pics!!!
Posted by:
Buzz Butters
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Date: December 20, 2004 10:31AM
Hey Travis, very nice. Are you going to demo this at the Rod Builders Day in Madison this year?
Buzz Re: new pics!!!
Posted by:
Travis Thompson
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Date: December 20, 2004 07:24PM
Well I havnt perfected it yet so I hadnt planned on it. I think it would work best with a belt sander and a jig of some sort but i havnt yet bought one of them. Got any ideas for the show Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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