I've had very good results with Sakura gelly roll pens in white. About $10 from Walmart. Best part is mistakes are easily wiped off and redone. 1 coat of finish underneath and 1 or 2 coats on top. Solved a lot of problems for me.
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I used fuji ultra poly in a light grey on a grey metallic blank. The thread is noticeablely darker directly over the Tunnels. Their is good epoxy runout under the frames. Not too much. Not too little. Not worried about it, just curious as to why the color change? Kind of don't want it to happen again. I have some ideas, but thought I'd ask. Did not have any luck with the search box. I did use ge
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Thanks for all the great input. How about I just keep it simple but exquisite. The rods that catch my eye are just that. 2nd build is complete. It's a really nice looking rod, but hardly exquisite. The big surprise so far has been that I now leave the st.croixs at home. I prefer to use my own stuff. I can build a rod that I prefer to use over a high dollar rod for less money. Didn't see that comi
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Bob Jordan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do you want to make shelf pieces or rods to fish > with? Most guys I know want a good reliable rod > that they trust to fish with. I most certainly intend to be build rods with performance as the priority. I absolutely intend to maintain the integrity of the craft of rodbuilding. Just wanting to add s
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As my journey as a rodbuilder begins, I'm wanting to separate myself from the standard issue builds. You know, those multicolor elaborate wraps that are certainly beautiful, just not my cup of tea. So, I'm asking for your input on what are some of the most unique things you've seen on a build? I'm definitely not interested in copying others work, more trying to Kickstart my creativity. I've alw
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