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Butt wraps...help!
Posted by:
Daniel W. Colville
(---.buf.adelphia.net)
Date: January 11, 2005 09:03AM
Hey guys...As always thanks for the help. I was curious what i could use besides thread, for the base wrap of the weave. I usually use mettalic thread, but i have seen picutes of a thread or coating to first put down.
Sincerely, Dan Colville Re: Butt wraps...help!
Posted by:
bill boettcher
(---.250.45.50.Dial1.Weehawken1.Level3.net)
Date: January 11, 2005 10:19AM
You could mask off the area to be wraped and spray paint it as a base. Let dry well then wrap over. Mask and scoff with a fine pad or sandpaper Re: Butt wraps...help!
Posted by:
Randy Parpart (Putter)
(---.nccray.com)
Date: January 11, 2005 01:41PM
HT Metallic or Hologram braid material in 1/8" widths works well as a base wrap or underwrap. Re: Butt wraps...help!
Posted by:
keith fischer
(---.marvin.com)
Date: January 11, 2005 02:52PM
I just completed a butt wrap where I carefully glued a piece of aluminum foil as an underwrapping. My primary thread color was teal on top of a black blank. I used a glue stick as the adhesive to get the foil to stick. I thought it turned out very nicely. I took great care in not getting any wrinkles in the foil though. I would guess that they could show through if they were there.
For the guides I used silver metallic thread as an underwrapping. A lot of extra work but worth it in the end. A real nice change of pace. Re: Butt wraps...help!
Posted by:
Warren Witkowski
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Date: January 12, 2005 10:04AM
Hey Keith, can you post a picture of that? I'd really like to see that.
Warren. Re: Butt wraps...help!
Posted by:
keith fischer
(---.marvin.com)
Date: January 12, 2005 03:18PM
Wish I could but I don't have a camera that can take good pictures of up-close objects. I am going to get myself setup sometime soon.
You can see the effect of underwrapping with metallic thread if you look at a couple pictures posted by Billy40 a while ago. He posted several pictures of guide wraps using light colored thread. That is what I tried to replicate. As far as the aluminum foil underwrap on butt, it has pretty much the same look. The one thing about using light colors like teal with a shiny underwrap is I like to build the buttwrap with the lightest colored threads first and work out. The reason is to eliminate as much bleed thru of the darker threads. I don't know if I am taking a risk of using foil or not when it comes to long term performance. I suppose there is the risk that the none of the finish on the buttwrap is coming in contact with the blank for long stretches. We'll have to wait and see. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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