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Project by John posted 933 days ago 1212 views 4 times favorited 13 comments Add to Favorites Watch

All credit for design goes to Mark Blabaum

Wood is Paduk, maple and black dyed veneer. Finish is superglue. Auctioned the rod off at our Fly Fishing clubs annual fund raising auction.

-- Brain the size of a planet and they have me parking cars.




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darryl

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#1 posted 933 days ago

it’s beautiful and your finish looks amazing!

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lew

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#2 posted 933 days ago

Beautiful!! Love the “Knot”

Lew

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

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wseand

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#3 posted 933 days ago

A real treasure.

-- Bill - "Freedon flies in your heart like an Eagle" Audie Murphy

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Cozmo35

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#4 posted 933 days ago

John, That is a great piece! Thank you (and Mark) for posting the instructions!! I have always wondered how that was done. I am putting this on my “to do” list. THANKS!

-- If you don't work, you don't eat!.....Garland, TX

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Ilija

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#5 posted 933 days ago

Respect dude, love the “knot”!

-- Ilija Trajkoski

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Knothead62

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#6 posted 933 days ago

Be-you-tiful!!!! Solid wood grips are rather unique. I’m surprised you didn’t put any trim wraps on the rod but I’m thinking you wanted to focus on the grip.

-- Regret- the feeling you get just after you do something really stupid.

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Dennisgrosen

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#7 posted 933 days ago

waow thats an eyecatcher even if it never catch a fish…LOL

thank“s for sharing
bend and crack

Dennis

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TMcG

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#8 posted 933 days ago

Oh my, that’s just fantastic !

There’s just the excuse I needed to get a lathe ! Thanks

-- http://wood.mcgivern.org

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Toughskin

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#9 posted 933 days ago

Beautiful. Love the work you did with this. I don’t know if I could take it fishing!

-- Dan - Marion, Iowa - Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone

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imallchalkedup

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#10 posted 933 days ago

Now that is a cool idea, gotta make one now, great job on yours though and thanks for sharing.

-- RStadler

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grosa

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#11 posted 932 days ago

That is a very attractive fly rod. Amazing job. You should be proud of this one.

-- Have a great day.

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mtnwild

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#12 posted 932 days ago

Beautiful!!!!

What a prize for the winner!! That’s a collector piece, nice…............

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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Tim29

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#13 posted 931 days ago

Very nice.

-- Tim, Nevada MO

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