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this is one came out beautiful. it is partially a tribute to billy v's flower star. obviously it is completely different, the other part of it is an image i found on google of a supernova taken by the hubble telescope
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this is how i design my patterns. lmao im such a dinosaur.
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lol on a 28 inch butt there are only two patterns on the top side. i love The way seekers taper. I LIKE BIG BUTTS
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eridian, full wrap effect
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clutch, total wrap effect.
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this the oldest wrap i have done that is still in my possession.
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my first weave. the rod is pretty old. wrapped on a no name graphite stick. its basically a bait rod.
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heres a closeup of my personal rod. this is my terminal up and down destroyer. Built on Seekers Sj100XH it is a devastating live bait rod. full 10 ft of devastation for anything looking for a live bait around structure. ive flipped 30 and 40 lb fish on this rod without it giving any protest.
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not much to say, silver bird on a green gradient. the blank is a 9ft surfcaster, lightbuild. SVW1087 viper by amtack.
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did this guy last year, it was one of those rods where the "problems" turned the rod into exactly the perfect finished product.
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for some reason i dont have the guide wraps of the rest of last weeks work, oh wells, ill upload em; when i find em.
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this is actually still not the full pattern. its on a 10ft graphite composite batson that is abt 10 yrs old. the wrap is located in a 21" split butt. i'll try to find the rest of the photos of her when i get home.
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full view of calypso.
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Better?
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this is a gift for my only cousin. his xbox gamertag is diamond cutter. this was the last of my ncp gudebrod royal blue :(
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just a stock rod for sale. playing with the prowrap color combos. also the first time i havent x+1'd a wrap since highschool. prowrap is so soft i decided to give it a shot, the center lines drifted a little but it isnt noticeable enough to impact the wrap.
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picture kinda @#$%&, but i nailed it, customer said "i want a black hole" astronomers can find black holes by the way they affect the passing light from stars whenever the black hole passes in front of the star in proximity to the observer. apparently a halo is created, thus my inspiration for this wrap was founded.
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same customer as the "black hole". says he wants "fire" i had this design floating around in my head for a while so i applied it here. this thing is a monster in person. devastating metallic gradients under the guides, just sick. so i named it scylla after one of the cyclops monsters in the Odyssey .
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My first "prowrap" crosswrap.
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if there is only minimal epoxy buildup on the underside of the decal, and that the laminate were it to be adhered, would lay flat, i would suggest you apply a 5 min 2 part epoxy in small amounts to adhere the decal laminate to the blank once more. to get the decal to lay flat while the epoxide bonds you can wrap wax paper tight to the rod, by affixing the ends with masking tape. personally i
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As long the ratio of the lite build hardener to base, was 1:1, you will be fine. Assuming your regular build was nearly equal.
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it isnt necessarily contamination. most of our epoxy resins contain stable solvents. when applied they can dissolve the adhesive backing of most decals. especially if the adhesive is chemically weak or the bond is not continuous, allowing the epoxy to penetrate areas of the adhesive other than the outer edges. Usually a good bond over the entire surface area of the decal prevents the adhesive bei
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at what stage of build did the decal delaminate George? i would assume it was first coat after applying the decal.
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interesting. i have been experimenting heavily with the viscosity of epoxy for the last three-four weeks. having wrapped up all standing orders, i placed a 1 month waiting period on incoming orders to work on my home, spend time with my daughter and experiment with theoretical finish ideas. i have been utilizing the thread-master high build epoxy, and diluting it to varying degrees with a number
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i wants it nao.
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Bob, thanx for sharing this find. im gonna give it a try this coming week.
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Bob Meiser Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dan, > > Yes it has proven to work very well for us as a > thread color preservative ... > > Bob Meiser so just apply and wait till the color returns to the nylon thread b4 applying another coat? EDIT: i did a product search and found the tech sheet it says the product is provi
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hey you said this is an excellent color preservative... as in nylon thread color preservative?? or just a u.v. protectant for n.c.p. thread
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