Hopes this makes you feel better about cutting off that wrap.
[www.rodbuilding.org]

I should have included the 4 or 5 other wraps I ended up cutting off after they were epoxied & I have sitting in a drawer. I guess it's part of the game, just not a good part.

Re: Aaarrrgh!!! Cliff Hall ([email protected]) Sept. 19, 2005 11:57AM
Here is a link to the picture of the blotch in the butt wrap before Scott VanGuilder cut it off: [www.rodbuilding.org]

Speculation on the cause of the dark blotch "Aaarrrgh!!!":
** Dye-bleed from unfixed spot on a very short length of the thread.
** Paint dissolving up from a pore in the rod blank finish.
** Ink from a marking pen, a stray stroke?
** Air-borne contaminant from person or air-conditionong system or insect.
** One of the visitors rains dirt when he leans over anything.
** Somebody in the house has it in for you. (Sorry, hate to be cynical, but, ...)
That is all far-fetched, but something did it. That blotch is definitely not anybody's imagination. But it is also less obvious than I thought it would be from your original description and reaction. That's a beautiful wrap, Scott. Kinda like a diamond with a small inclusion. It's still a 10 in hardness + beauty. -LOL, -Cliff Hall+++



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/19/2005 12:27PM by Cliff Hall.

Truth is Cliff it looks blacker under normal light. I shot that picture under a very bright halogen light that I use for wrapping. My original post was from looking at it under normal light conditions.

One of lifes little lessons and I may never be really sure of what went wrong, but I tend to think it was one of the things you listed. Just need to be a bit more careful in the future.

Billy, that'll teach ya to spend to much time in can:)

SCott - I'm surprised you got as good a photo as you did. I was unable to get a clear shot of teh blotches when I had them, so I'm pretty sure it looks really a lot worse than in teh picture.

Rather than teaching me about daydreaming on teh bowl...it did teach me to not be lazy and write stuff down.