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Thread Color
Posted by: Will Graham (208.93.35.---)
Date: March 26, 2010 07:03PM

I am getting ready to build on a couple Castaway blanks that are a dark forest green. Does anybody have any good thread combination suggestions?

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Re: Thread Color
Posted by: Jim Gamble (97.106.17.---)
Date: March 26, 2010 07:59PM

Get a color wheel ... decide on complimentary or contrasting and go from there. My favorite on dark green is more of the same - dark green nylon without CP - just let the blank stand on its own merit with a bit of contrast from the hardware.

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Re: Thread Color
Posted by: Larry Damore (---.hsd1.il.comcast.net)
Date: March 26, 2010 08:16PM

I'm a fool for a no CP Ruby Red over a green blank. I posted a pic on the guide wraps photo section if you wanna take a peek.

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Re: Thread Color
Posted by: Larry Damore (---.hsd1.il.comcast.net)
Date: March 26, 2010 08:33PM

I also put up a forest green with metalic gold trim for you.........also in the guide wraps photo section.

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Re: Thread Color
Posted by: Chuck Mills (---.gctel.stellarllc.net)
Date: March 26, 2010 09:11PM

Gudebrod Garnet looks good.

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Re: Thread Color
Posted by: Walt Stock (---.dtccom.net)
Date: March 26, 2010 10:32PM

I really like NCP green with a thick red trim band (use scarlet nylon and coat with CP) and thin gold band. Looks great on a green blank.

Cheers

Walt

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Re: Thread Color
Posted by: Roger Templon (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: March 27, 2010 01:37PM

green & black classic twist main wrap with gold or silver metallic trims!!

rog

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Re: Thread Color
Posted by: Phil Brenner (198.217.64.---)
Date: March 28, 2010 08:50AM

That ruby red looks great over the green blank. Im thinking a med-dark brown might look nice also.

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Re: Thread Color
Posted by: Gary Henderson (---.mco.bellsouth.net)
Date: March 28, 2010 12:13PM

Green and gold are nice, as are blue and green combos...very water-like,

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Re: Thread Color
Posted by: Bert Nagy (---.asm.bellsouth.net)
Date: March 29, 2010 07:53AM

I have built several of these blanks.

The best combination I have found is Fish Hawk Dark Green with CP with Gold metallic trim bands. This combination really pops - especially with a rattlesnake skin as butt trim.

I have also done medium brown with a light tan (almost white) trim band. It looked OK,

Regards
Bert Nagy

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