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Stabilized wood
Posted by: Jeff McGee (---.dsl.seanet.com)
Date: September 18, 2009 04:37PM

I am looking for a source on stabilized wood. Everything I have found thus far is mostly for knife builders, and is too small of pieces for rod brips.

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Re: Stabilized wood
Posted by: Walt Natzke (---.dhcp.mghl.ca.charter.com)
Date: September 18, 2009 05:09PM

Try board sponsor Reelseatblanks.com on the left.


Walt

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Re: Stabilized wood
Posted by: Jeff McGee (---.dsl.seanet.com)
Date: September 18, 2009 05:30PM

I did see their products, but I didn't see anything larger than the 7/8" - 1" squares. I am going to do a halibut rod and the grip diameter would be larger than the 1" square blocks.

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Re: Stabilized wood
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: September 18, 2009 05:32PM

Call or email and ask them. They can do special cuts and sizing.

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Re: Stabilized wood
Posted by: Mark Blabaum (---.dsl.mhtc.net)
Date: September 18, 2009 05:39PM

Jeff, Steve has a great selection of larger pieces. I know that he's got 1.5" in quite a few colors and types of wood, and they are great people to deal with as well.

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Re: Stabilized wood
Posted by: Mike Barkley (---.try.wideopenwest.com)
Date: September 18, 2009 06:57PM

Steve's the guy. Give him a call. He's got a lot of stuff that's not on his site. Great to deal with!

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!



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Re: Stabilized wood
Posted by: Kerry Hansen (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: September 18, 2009 11:45PM

Get your own figured wood and send it to a company that will stabilize your wood for you.

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Re: Stabilized wood
Posted by: Steven Kincaid (---.dyn-wireless.t6broadband.com)
Date: September 19, 2009 06:50PM

Jeff: Give us a call or send us an email at kfandb@yahoo.com with your wants and needs. We have quite a bit of inventory in 1 1/4' up to 1 1/2" square stock that is not listed on our website. Thanks!
Steve Kincaid
reelseatblanks.com
815-248-4722

Steve Kincaid



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Re: Stabilized wood
Posted by: Fred Yarmolowicz (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: September 19, 2009 10:40PM

Steve, Will you be bringing pieces suitable for making rod grips to High Point?

Freddwhy (Rapt-Ryte)

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Re: Stabilized wood
Posted by: Mike Barkley (---.try.wideopenwest.com)
Date: September 20, 2009 12:02AM

He told me that he plans on bringing both stabilized and non-stabilized and will have some show specials! You will love his products AND his service. If you want something particular, shoot him an e-mail and he can probably bring some

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

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Re: Stabilized wood
Posted by: Steven Kincaid (---.dyn-wireless.t6broadband.com)
Date: September 20, 2009 10:03AM

Fred: You bet!! I talked to Mike Barkley, Mark Blabaum and a few other builders and picked their brain on what and how much to have at the show. This is the 1st time for us so we want to do our best to do it right. My partner Brian and I have been drying, cutting and sending wood out for stabilizing for 2 months now. And yes, we will have stabilized, dyed and stabilized and unstabilized wood in reel seat insert size blanks and large blanks up to 1 1/2" square from 5" to 12" long. FRED: Any thoughts or suggestions from you on this or ANY of the other forum members would be greatly appreciated. We'll do our best to have it there for you. Looking forward to the ICRB show in February!!

Steve Kincaid



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