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Bone in grips and hadles?
Posted by: Sakari Siipilehto (---.adsl-net.finnetcom.net)
Date: February 11, 2006 05:08AM

A friend of mine (non-english speaker) would like to know if and what treatments bone needs in order to survive and look good in rod grips or reel handles.

All answers (I'll translate them to him) will be highly appreciated.

Cheers,
Sakari

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Re: Bone in grips and hadles?
Posted by: Robert crabtree (---.iad.untd.com)
Date: February 11, 2006 08:53AM

my guess Sakari would be once encapsulated with epoxy you should never have to worry about anythng............

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Re: Bone in grips and hadles?
Posted by: Keith Neidhart (---.dfw.dsl-w.verizon.net)
Date: February 11, 2006 09:01AM

Bone is used in knife handles and such... my understanding is that since it is a porous surface it just needs to be sealed. (I think that's mostly to keep it clean and smooth looking) I used to have a friend that was a taxidermist, he used an acrylic clear finish on european mounts. (skull mounts) I don't know what kind though.

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Re: Bone in grips and hadles?
Posted by: Terry Henson (---.arcdca.adelphia.net)
Date: February 12, 2006 01:49AM

For me, I do nothing but polish it and use it.

Wipe the rod free of any moisture after fishing with it and it will last you for many years.

I have rods with ivory, horn, stag and wood. Some are many years old with MANY HOURS of fishing on them in all types of climates. They still look as though they were recently made. They do look that good.

Polish the handle well and go fishing. Take care of the handle and it will last you a LONG time.

Terry


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Re: Bone in grips and hadles?
Posted by: Sakari Siipilehto (---.ms.tut.fi)
Date: February 13, 2006 04:01AM

Thanks everybody!

Sakari

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