Thanks for the master blank list Alex.
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Hello Daryl. The bench that Tom alluded to was featured in 3 articles in RodMaker Magazine. 10/5 Shop; Mobile Rod Building Workshop I of III. 10 10/6 Shop; Mobile Rod Building Workshop II of III. 22 11/1 Shop; Mobile Rod Building Workshop III of III. 22 There is a lot of info there. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hi Mark. You've reached the end of my expertise, good luck. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Mark. It should be at the top by: Home | Member List | My Photos | My Favorites | Profile | Upload Photos | no messages | Log Out | Hope This Helps. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Norman. 50 years ago I was 15 and making fishing "rods" from tree limbs and hand bent wire guides, my father was a Marine (no money-moved a lot) so I had to make-due with whatever I can find. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hi Norman. I've been doing it the same way as you for about 40 years, before that I just tied a not in it and varnished it. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Robert. I went to photos and dug these out, there are probably more. Happy hunting. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Christopher. Kerry has it right, get a 1/8th" grid and print it onto clear sheet of plastic and then lay the plastic on the scanner part of your printer and the item you want on top of that and print it. You have to number both the top and the left side, and bingo "left List". Hope this helps. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello El. When this happened, I had tried several ways of temporarily putting a guide back on after it was pulled out, while in the field, but all the way's I tried failed. For instance several kinds of glues and tapes, but 1 or 2 fish is about the best I could get back then, once the rod was bent a few times the guide would fall off. The PG is pliable enough to not lose the guides. Aft
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Hello El. Here is an article on threadless guide wraps Vol/Issue..........Article......................Author............Page. 9/6 Guide Wraps, Threadless. By Bill Stevens. 10 I remember when Bill did this article, it was an eyeopener for a lot of folks (Me for one), I didn't think he could do it, but he did, and I think (but am not shure) that Tom had something to do with it. Ti
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Hello All. Here are a couple articles on the simple spiral wrap. Vol/Issue.............Article..................Author.....................Page. 23/3 Simple Spiral Revisited By: Tom Kirkman. 10 8/2 Simple Spiral. (Wrap-Around or Acid Wrap). By William "Bill" Colby. 16 Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello All. I own a place in Bridgeton NC on Black Run off of the Upper Broad Creek, none of the fish there are much of a challenge with any of my store bought blanks and I do not have the tools to build bamboo, So what I did is hunted down a reed from a swampy area nearby. I caught a bunch of 1lb and smaller puppy drum and other small fish. Here is the build sheet.. Comments: Comp
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Hello All. A guy a while back used to marble wine glass stems, If I need to practice I just get a wooden dowl about the same size of the rod, paint whatever color the blank is going to be, let it dry and then have at it. If you want to practice marbling on a small area use ink pens, as Norman said small dia PVC can be painted to match the color blank...;so forth and so on 10000000000's of w
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Hello All. Hi Les here is the article you are looking for (in the library under surface somthing or another). Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello All. Hi Tom just got to the ICRBE. Volume/ Issue...........Article...............................Author.......................................Page.. 15/3 Tools: Blank Coating Tool.(Clear Coating & Painting The Easy Way!) By Tom Kirkman. 22 Is this the one? Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Sterling. My best guess would be "Decal Connection" <÷ Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hi All. See if this works: It worked. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello All. Here is where you can find the article Tom was talking about, I bought one of the kits Dave was selling at the EXPO that year. I too suffer from a lack of penmanship. Vol/Issue................Article ..............................Author........................................Page..... 16/5 Inscriptions, A Foundation For… Better Hand Inscriptions. By Tom Kirkman & Dave M
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Hello Dennis. Try American Grips Piscari, between American Tackle and Custom Rod Symbol. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Caleb. Here are some articles you can check-out, the one in 20/2 I have no idea what it is about because hurricane Florence took a lot of my mags and I still am missing a few 20/2 is one of them. Vol/Issue............Article.........................Author..................Page. 19/4 Painting Techniques & Effects, More on the Spray Max 2K. 14 20/2 Finish Applicator. 24 23/2 Bl
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Hello Jon. This is from Roger Wilson, but I have one just like it, and it works good. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Brandon. One thing everyone forgets is to check for level when on the dryer, if it is tip up or down you will not get a level coat. Yes Brandon once you sand you need to brush with a CLEAN BRUSH to get rid of the dust DO NOT use a solvent, and it will come out fine. Good Day. Tight Wraps & tighter Lines.
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Hello Mike & Michael. Just look in the "Glossary" at the top. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello All. Hi Norm good catch! I found this on the computer: July 9, 2022 by Cristopher Gilmore Carbon Fiber – Along with Fenwick, the company that generally gets credit for building the first graphite-composite fishing rod in 1973, Lamiglas, Shakespeare and Garcia-Conolon were among the pioneers that brought hollow graphite-composite rods to the market in the early ’70s. Tight Wraps
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Hello Tom. I was going through my magazines: Vol/Issue............Article.............................................................Author.............Page. 19/4 Ergonomics Part 1, Proper Grip/Handle/Seat Diameter. By Tom Kirkman. 24 19/5 Ergonomics Part 2, Proper Grip/Handle/Seat Shape By Tom Kirkman. 24 19/6 Ergonomics Part 3, Pommels and Tapers. By Tom Kirkman. 22 20/1 Erg
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Hello All. Hi David, is this the one? Vol/Issue...............Tittle.....................................Author.................Page. 19/3 Grips: Shaping Grips with a Rotary Tool. By Joe Moriarity. 14 Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello All. Hi Michael, you forgot the book and glass with the spool of thread in it. AHH memories!! Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello Ladd. Vol/Issue........Article................Page........ 11/6 Wood Inserts & Grips Center Boring. 22 Hope this helps. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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Hello All. There are a ton of grip-handle-lathe.. this one is for concentric grips. Vol/Issue...........Article.....................Author......................Page. 11/3 Grips, Round or Concentric? By Tom Kirkman. 18 23/2 Feature: ROUND AND CONCENTRIC By Tom Kirkman. 22 I don't know if this will help but here it is. I my self use a sanding block. Tight Wraps & Tigh
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Sad news indeed. R.I.P. Jim. I did not know him as well as I would have liked, but we have had several talks at the ICRBE. Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
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