Cored ( 20mm foam shim)wood grip. Maple, Apricot & dyed Box Elder
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Three grips with 20mm foam cores as detailed in RodMaker 14-6 Individual photos and descriptions to follow.
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A group of reel seat inserts comprised of different exotic woods laminated.
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Hophorn Beam Burl with Teal accent rings
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Teal Box Elder with Hophorn Beam accent rings.
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Colorful piece of Box Elder
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Amboyna & cork with checkers On an RX7 10ft 8in Batson blank
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Fly reels seats with contrasting woods inlaid.
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Another view
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Dyed Box Elder
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This is the approach I use to create the proper profile when turning grips. It is band sawed to the grip style shape and has 80 grit sandpaper contact cemented to the cutting surface. I have one for each style of fly rod grips. It works on both cork and grips made using other materials like: woods, acrylics, etc. After the profiling, I finish with ever increasing grits to 400.
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Another view of the Box Elder reel seat and end cap
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Red dyed Box Elder fly rod seat with matching end cap
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Handle on an 8wt Batson RX7 10' 8" Switch rod. Wood is Amboyna Burl
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Carbon fiber grips and Fighting butt on 10wt Batson RX7 Butt is a combination of carbon fiber and black rubberized coek
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This second grip has one additional coat of epoxy as I wanted to see and feel the results. Still feels quite tactile and should not be slippery.
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Here is my first attempt with carbon fiber. Many thanks to J.P. Timberlake for his tutoring! I am quite pleased
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Bamboo grip and reel seat. On a 2wt Batson Forecast blank
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A multi-material grip. Bamboo, Birch bark and Rosewood
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Afzelia with high gloss Tru-Oil finish
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Light and dark Bamboo laminate (3/8" flooring) accented with Brazilian Rosewood.
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Turned from bamboo counter top laminate. Finished with six rapid coats of Tru-Oil
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Cigar style from Bamboo laminate with red, white & blue acrylic accent rings. Going a 2wt Batson Forecast blank
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Amboyna burl with green burl cork, amber and ivory acrylic trim rings and subtle red checks in the wells. Goning on a Lamiglas 9' 7wt 4pc fly rod
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Combination of, Amboyna, red burl with amber acrylic trim rings and subtle green checks in the wells
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Full wells using Olivewood, burl and craft foam. Going on to a Rainshadow RX8
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Tulipwood trimmed grip with matching reel seat. Tru-Oil finish on all.
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A second view of the Banksia pod grip. See first photo for more details.
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Just completed, turned from ans Austrailian Banksia pod. Holes filled with colored epoxy, yellow, green, brown & black. Tru-oil finish.
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Birch Bark, Olive wood with Tru-oil. Going on to a Bamboo Leonard taper 5 wt. with matching Olive wood reel seat.
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