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15 years ago
Steve Cox
A Stolaway 5 piece for a H S senior.
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15 years ago
Steve Cox
Stinger hook inlayed in Redwood. Silver chain ring.
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15 years ago
Steve Cox
153. Reel Seat
Reel seat and butt wrap on first snake skin rod.
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15 years ago
Steve Cox
Inlayed fangs into Redwood butt cap. Circled with silver chain. First snake skin wrap rod.
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15 years ago
Steve Cox
Finally took the time and gave a snake wrap a try. Thanks so much Pat V.
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15 years ago
Steve Cox
Two very thin strips of good masking tape over the foot. Two thicker strips behind and tight.
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15 years ago
Steve Cox
G-son with a nice, healthy Farm Pond bass..... on his rod.
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15 years ago
Steve Cox
I covered each of the foam checker rings with two layers of light masking tape. Then put three coats a Birchwood Casey on
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15 years ago
Steve Cox
Wet it down a little more with cp-alcohol mixture and lay bodkin on it for 30 secs.
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15 years ago
Steve Cox
Gudebrod Black and NCP White. Wrapped under low tension. Moved it a bit already and it is showing wavy. Hackle pliers for light tension.
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16 years ago
Steve Cox

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16 years ago
Steve Cox
Marbled a X'mas theme on a small 'York Mint Tin' for my 4 yr old G-daughter. ( Thanks Putter)
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16 years ago
Steve Cox
TM 5 min Gel ramp. Angled the rod wrapper very sharp. Touch of super glue at the end. ( Thanks Mike Barkley)
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16 years ago
Steve Cox
5 min TM Gel shaped for ramp. Sharp angle wrap(thanks Mike Barkley)
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16 years ago
Steve Cox
Well prepped guide for this High Heel wrap is a must. For any wrap come to think of it!
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16 years ago
Steve Cox
I simply eye-ball a consistent space between the open wraps.
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16 years ago
Steve Cox
This is a wrap idea I got from Rich Forhan at High Point. Looks nice with silver guides and holds up fine. Forhan lock too. Thanks Rich
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16 years ago
Steve Cox
These long hackles criss cross on the back side. Slow process!
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16 years ago
Steve Cox
Start of the feather wrap. Sticking it down with a bodkin and goop made from CP and denatured.
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16 years ago
Steve Cox
' Tiger Flec' the thread prior to wrapping with short,small permanent black marker strokes. Creates a random spotting on the wrap.
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17 years ago
Steve Cox
This was for their Mommtana S6ste "Cats' rod Lots of hours but I think if will functiom
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17 years ago
Steve Cox
Madeira blue with cp then two coat og Threadmaster, EWhit and silvrt trim wraps. Used a broken St Croix nd a Sage for the graphite
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17 years ago
Steve Cox
Madeira blue with trim wraps white and silver
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17 years ago
Steve Cox
Madeira Blue with cp first. Feathered grizzly and blue with some siver tensel diamonds and single trim silver wraps. Marbled silver, blue and white. (Thanks Barkley and Putter)
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17 years ago
Steve Cox
Another view of marbled reel and handle.
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17 years ago
Steve Cox
Marbled in blue, silver and white. (Thanks Putter and Barkley) Reel is very small. For reel seat I cut down some Andy burl cork, leveled it off, fitted a plate of plastic on the top, tight wrapped it with Gudebrod and finished it with two coats of TM.
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17 years ago
Steve Cox
Built a 5'6" fly rod from old scrap blanks for a friends first baby boy. Big Montana State fans and fly fishers. Had a very small reel from Scheels and built the fly reel seat for it and marbled the split and the reel.
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17 years ago
Steve Cox
Redwood ring end piece. Carved out. # 20 Mackay Special horse hair fly and Gold Metallic thread inlaid. TM epoxy finish.
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17 years ago
Steve Cox

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17 years ago
Steve Cox

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