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Title: One for the Ladies
Post by: Treebeard on April 02, 2011, 11:16:47 AM

My buddy asked me to build a pink fluke/schoollie striper rod for his girlfriend.. Used a Mudhole CRB  blank.. made the grips with light blue eva I got from billy V at a NERBs gathering on Staten Island last week.. Also picked up a tip there that made the application of the Abalone a breeze..without the risk of burning down the rod with a heatgun.. soaking the vaneers for 3 days in white vinegar makes it so pliable I was even able to inlay it over the metal butcapp for a pretty cool look..
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa267/Treebeard63/saras011.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa267/Treebeard63/saras016.jpg)

Title: Re: One for the Ladies
Post by: Kenny on April 02, 2011, 11:22:01 AM

Good looking rig Mark t^

I gota take up rod building one of these days!

The stuff guys build on this site is art work t^

Title: Re: One for the Ladies
Post by: Still Running on April 02, 2011, 11:26:11 AM

Very nice Mark!

Title: Re: One for the Ladies
Post by: ped579 on April 02, 2011, 11:30:28 AM

That is one cook looking rod Mark and thanks for the info on the vinegar trick.  TT^ grtn

Title: Re: One for the Ladies
Post by: Bucktail on April 02, 2011, 12:22:24 PM

Nice work as always. t^

Title: Re: One for the Ladies
Post by: SurfJockey on April 02, 2011, 12:27:37 PM

Nice work!   clp

Title: Re: One for the Ladies
Post by: IrishAyes on April 02, 2011, 12:50:54 PM

Great job Mark. I'd like to learn how to build rods. Just have to find the time between all the nothing that I do now.  TT^

Title: Re: One for the Ladies
Post by: jerseygal on April 03, 2011, 09:43:05 AM

 t^

Title: Re: One for the Ladies
Post by: Pops Soul on April 03, 2011, 12:12:02 PM

Very Nice Mark  t^

Title: Re: One for the Ladies
Post by: Scott G. on April 03, 2011, 04:35:32 PM

 TT^ whs TT^