Leather wrap handles...

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Re: Leather wrap handles...

Posted by: Brian Lennen (65.209.181.---)

Date: April 10, 2006 01:24PM

Neil Toland Wrote:
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> I had a friend who makes whips wrap a handle with
> kangaroo leather terminated in a turk's head. The
> leather was woven over the top of balsa. Haven't
> ever fished with the rod yet but it sure draws
> folks attention when looking at my assortment. In
> the Photo section there are some really nice
> leather grips.

Are you talking about plam grips like a golf club that I found in the search feature? If so, that's not what I'm thinking of- I'm thinking more like leather lacing wrapped around the butt section more like rattan handles I've seen.

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