In case anyone is interested I posted a pic of a grip that I made from the bark of Red fir.

You can tell by looking at the filter in the background how much dust sanded off
as it was white.

It looks good. Different for sure.

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Very sharp! I would have thought it would be too soft. Great look.

It may not be as tough as cork but if it stands up to use there are many possibilities as I imagine the patterns and color will vary with the localities it grows in. This is an example of, "why didn't I think of that", for me. Cerainly glad Ron shared his work!

Stan Grace
Helena, MT
"Our best is none too good"

That is wild looking grip. I have been looking at different barks for a while, ever since Annti posted the birch bark grip but never got past the looking at the bark stage.

How is the weight on something like that? I gotta imagine it is pretty darn light.

Guys ... thanks for all the kind words. I almost didn't post the pic because I'm not that much of a craftsman
and all I had was my razr phone to take pics with as the batteries in my fuji were dead.

Mike, it's not too soft. I expect it to be a lot tougher than I first realized. I have a casting rod I'm supossed to make for a friend and
as soon as I figure out what I need as far as hardware I want to make a split grip with this.

I'll be interested in seeing what kind of species of fir Stan has because he's in a much drier climate.

Scott, I haven't weighed it as I've not been home and it's still on the lathe with a coat of Tru-Oil drying. But it's pretty light. I was
going to make a spacer out of english walnut so it won't be too busy but I may just turn it out of bark.

Ron,

Very nice.....will make a very unique rod.