North Fork Blanks
Posted by:
Derec Mercer
(---.nc.res.rr.com) Date: October 11, 2009 02:24PM
I was just wondering what everyone thought about Gary Loomis's new blanks? Also if anyone had any pictures of what the blanks look like?
Re: North Fork Blanks
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator) Date: October 11, 2009 04:08PM
They are naked/bare graphite. They just started shipping this past week so I doubt many have had the chance to actually build and use one, yet.
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Re: North Fork Blanks
Posted by:
Derec Mercer
(---.nc.res.rr.com) Date: October 11, 2009 06:34PM
What does bare graphite look like? Black, gray, white?
Re: North Fork Blanks
Posted by:
Jim Gamble
(97.106.17.---) Date: October 11, 2009 06:43PM
Medium-dark gray satin.
Re: North Fork Blanks
Posted by:
Jason Borger
(---.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) Date: October 11, 2009 08:08PM
Derec—You're not the first one to ask that (and thanks, Tom and Jim, for taking the time to answer—"gray satin," I like that). There is a shot in the NFC catalog, but the web version of the catalog is rather low-res. I'll get a good, close-up shot of a production-finished blank posted on the NFC blog this coming week.
JB
Re: North Fork Blanks
Posted by:
Derec Mercer
(---.nc.res.rr.com) Date: October 11, 2009 08:47PM
Thanks Tom, Jim and Jason. I will be sure to check the NFC Blog this week for some new pics. Thanks again.
Re: North Fork Blanks
Posted by:
Thomas F. Thornhill
(---.ptld.qwest.net) Date: October 11, 2009 10:28PM
Derec
In August I wrapped around a hundred spinning rods for a special project Gary Loomis was doing with his new blanks. I think that when people start getting their hands on his new blanks they will be pleased. The actions are reminiscent of his original blanks,that we all loved, built with newer lighter materials.
Thomas F. Thornhill
Re: North Fork Blanks
Posted by:
Derec Mercer
(---.nc.res.rr.com) Date: October 11, 2009 10:52PM
WOW!! 100 rods that is a big project!!
Do you have any pics?
Re: North Fork Blanks
Posted by:
Bobby Haynes
(208.87.244.---) Date: October 11, 2009 11:34PM
Thomas F. Thornhill Wrote:
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> Derec
>
> In August I wrapped around a hundred spinning rods
> for a special project Gary Loomis was doing with
> his new blanks. I think that when people start
> getting their hands on his new blanks they will be
> pleased. The actions are reminiscent of his
> original blanks,that we all loved, built with
> newer lighter materials.
>
> Thomas F. Thornhill
OMG!!! I have wrapped one rod, it took me all day yesterday, i could not imagine doing that many!!!
Re: North Fork Blanks
Posted by:
Bill Stevens
(---.br.br.cox.net) Date: October 12, 2009 07:52AM
Tomas necgected to tell you he wrapped all of them in one day -
Re: North Fork Blanks
Posted by:
Derec Mercer
(---.nc.res.rr.com) Date: October 12, 2009 10:00AM
I don't I could do that with my little Mud Hole hand wrapper!
Re: North Fork Blanks
Posted by:
Jon Bial
(---.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) Date: October 12, 2009 10:54AM
Gary tells a story of a contest held one day between his wife, Susie and the top G.Loomis wrapper. The competition was to see who could wrap the most blanks (this was 20 years ago). Each were provided with a stack of two piece fly rods with cork reamed and tip tops glued. I don't know who won, (and Susie is too modest to give me an answer) but both of them wrapped over 100 rods.
Jon
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