67 X 152 Madiera, Gudebrod white NCP, Gudebrod classic twist for fins, FishHawk metallic black wrap thread. 1/2in high 1 1/2in long From artwork provided by Terry G. in Texas
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reel seat intended for a fly rod, gator weave wrapped over a cork insert
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Grips are honey locust wood and the seat is a fully exposed trigger with cork "quick-lock" fore grip.
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A pair of reds who dont like being harassed by Texans! All FishHawk size "A" threads and water-slide I printed myself.
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Doc told me last year that the smaller text probably wasn't going to work in this pattern. I should'a listened cus he was right! (as usual) 98 X 130 2 layers "B" over "A" and of course all FishHawk threads
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Did a test wrap of a "Cool Parrot pattern I'm working on. Learned a few things like the peace sign necklace won't fly as it's just to small. The pattern is only 40 X 122. Also, it's a must to use a larger wrap thread. This was all size "A" have "D" black but no "C" and thought I could get away with "A". No go! parro
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Seems like I'm hooked on this crosswrap pattern. This one is FisHawk reg. #5274 chestnut, Gudebrod NCP 6778 yellow, & FishHawk #5896 green.
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FishHawk red, garnet,& blue. Gudebrod glitzy gold all Size "D" This is the pattern test wrap and it came out great so I elected to keep for a display. The silhouette pattern may be a better way to go for this one. I'll have to wrap that one soon.
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64 X 154 Gudebrod NCP White, Sulky gold nylon, Guberod spring green and 5896, FishHawk 5896 and 6779, Gudebrod yellow 6778 NCP, C&C black wrap thread. All size "A"
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First time tying turks heads, FUN! lol Weave is 6 colors, 3 layers. One of Doc's patterns "Yellow Tail in Kelp" that I modified by adding more kelp strands and my name under the fish. Green "scales" wrap uses same greens in fish. Gudebrod #6779, Gudebrod spring green, and FishHawk 5896
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FishHawk 5896, Gudebrod 6779, other green unknown, C&C black all size A
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Dragon done with FishHawk Sp8 trimar metallic and Gudebrod 246 dark blue. Throop/Colby (aka tiger) wrap is same 246 blue & NCP white under and 246 blue over
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Lamiglas XMG blank. Handle made by "Gondwanna Rods" from down under. Been a while since I did a cross-wrap and finally got this rod built for the Mrs. The rose weave is a pattern I saw in a very old RodCrafter's Journal. It was a silhouette that I used to make a color-change pattern. 36 design threads. Madeira greens, Coats & Clark scarlet,Gudebrod "Fenwick&
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39 X 156 40wt poly over 40wt metallic.
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View from underneith.
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These were done on the white vinyl media. I like how the logo came out but I gotta not be so heavy handed with the finish. The name needs some attention. Printer is an HP Deskjet F4280 (all in one)
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I had this done for me at the West Coast Custom Rod Show last Saturday.
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Leroy Cunningham was convinced enough in 1977 to patent a new line guide & rod configuration.
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Some of you might reconize the grip work by Rich Gassman. This one of Juniper is very light and has a larger diameter that most cigar grips. Feathers are grizzly hackle & the wraps are Madeira blues.
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Working a bit out of my element this one of first 2 fly rod builds. Blank is a Lamiglas PFT 108 5/6 (9 ft 3 piece). The seat is amboyna burl with engraved cap & ring hardware made by Jeffery & Rhonda VanZandt. The full wells grip is birch bark & amboyna burl and was made for me by J.P. Timberlake. The guides are Fuji TSVG #12 & #8 strippers with TLSG6J's running
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Top weave is D over D FishHawk Silk Bottom is A over A FishHawk Metallic
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The Great Golden Shark can only be found roaming off the coast of Woolly Bugger Island. This small island near Ireland is the home of Leprechauns. For thousands of years the leperchauns ahve been tossing golden coins to the Great White sharks that always harrass their fishing grounds hoping to appease the gods a get the sharks to leave them be. Thus this species of Great White shark have develope
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Thought I'd try & post a photo thats a bit different than the normal single completed wrap. Both threads used are FishHawk silk size "D"
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I've posted both of these weaves before but with the latest discussion regarding glow in dark thread here is another view.
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White Shark done with FishHawk SP5(pink & gold varigated),light green (#7?), & metalic black. All size "A"
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Finally got back to crosswrapping after a looooong hiatus. This is Billy's rose pattern done with Gudebrod #524 pink, 5274 brown, & teal. Wish I would have elongated it a bit more and added a darker shade in the peddals.
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This one is better than the last one but I don't know why the ends of the bones are not right. I changed the white A ncp for Madeira
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Been having a bit of a hard time lately with my weaving. Decided to go "back to basics" and re-read Jim Upton's book and watch Doc's DVD's for the umpteenth time too. This is one of Jim's patterns from his book "A Guide to Thread Weaving for the Custom Rod Builder" I call it Jolly Roger. This is only 28 threads X 3 layers and I still got a couple mistakes (bac
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I don't know if you can tell the condition of the ENDS and the rest of the outer foil but considering this is 3/4 of the way thru a 121 turn weave and there is absolutely NO unraveling except for the very tips of some threads. No knot tieing or melting of the tips was done before I started just to see what would happen. I am very pleasently surprised. I usually have many headachs weaving with met
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