Thanks Ken, and thanks for signing my door prize that Sat night. You must have felt like a rock star autographing for your fans! The DVD on basic rod building is very good. I let my brother borrow it in hopes that he might build his own rod. He doesn't have a 6yo and a 3yo to get in his way. :) I'll let ya'll know how the rods turn out. - Jeff
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Wow... That's service! Thanks Clyde That's just what I was looking for. - Jeff
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Hello folks, I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Rod Building show, where I bought some of the blanks that Andy had in his trashcan. I picked up (2) SW1208's and (2) SW1209's. I think Andy told be that they were Allstar blanks or something like that. They are 10ft long and I want to build one conventional and one as a spinner. I've got a Abu 6500 conv and by brother is going to u
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Michael..my friend... Do the words "road trip" mean nothing to you? :) Seriously, Boston is (guessing) 6-7 hr trip? All Interstate, if they aren't torn up for "improvements". I'm sure you could do it for way less than $450.00. I've done the Raleigh to Boston roadie, Charlotte adds about 3.5 hrs, I think. Good luck and I hope it works out for you. - Jeff
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Greg, I had the same problem when I tried my first signature right before Christmas. I used a Sanford Uniball Gold Gel pen. Scuffed the blank alittle where I wanted to write with a Scotch Brite pad, then went on to scribe a beautiful sig which promptly smeared like crazy as I tried to put on some CP. I wiped the whole mess off with Alcohol (had a little myself) then tried it again. This time
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