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13 years ago
ricky espenschied
my main intrest is in the thread carriage . am i right in thinking it slides along the length of the track? if so that alone would be a big plus over what i have now
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13 years ago
ricky espenschied
has anyone out there used this wrapper (cpw hand wrapper from anglers workshop) if so what do you think of it
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13 years ago
ricky espenschied
the jungle cock feathers i have got from j stockard have been good quality
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13 years ago
ricky espenschied
after wiping permagloss on a blank is it nesasary to put it on a dryer or can i leave it standing up and get a level finish. thnx ricky
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
155. marbling
has anyone out there tried marbling with nail polish? stuff comes in a lot of colors
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
check out dan craft he has a 7ft 1wt 2pc mod fast for under a 100.00 i have a 8ft 2wt that is a very good rod
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
thaknks much for info. orderd cp today from mud hole . stripped and re wrapped rod. (with gossemer silk that was my original plan so far so good. thanks again. to all
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
thanks were can i get carsons cp. this rod is mine and as i said it still looks fine , but the next one my be someone elses.
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
another question on cp and silk used al,s cp on chestnut colored thread and thread got dark with just cp. any ideals on what went wrong. or is this just a lesson on checking thread and cp on a dowell first rod still looks so i will finish it as is just like to keep it from happening next time
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
finally got rod wrapped. but when i put on cp my chesnut silk thread turned a brown color. (al,s cp) anyone have any ideal s on why this happened. i will most likly finish it this way it still looks good. is the lesson here to check thread and cp on a dowell
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
thnx
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
anyone know where to get ceramic eyes for rod wrapper
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
you are right about the gossamer. luckly figured that out even before got it in the mail .and orderd some size when i orderd cp. good .02 though
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
that makes 12hrs. make sense. have you ever used als color coat for feather inlays
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
thnx again just orderd cp from anglers workshop. still not sure on good dry time 4 cp . 12hrs seems like a long time.
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
dont know if it makes a differance but this is a graphite blank
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
thanks for the info. it will be usefull
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14 years ago
ricky espenschied
first post first time using silk. will be using pearsall gossamerthread and flexcoat lite finish. i would realy like to keep the color of thead. should i use flexcoat cp and how much. how long between coats of cp if used?
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