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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.
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13 comments so far
darryl
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#1 posted 933 days ago
it’s beautiful and your finish looks amazing!
lew
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#2 posted 933 days ago
Beautiful!! Love the “Knot”
Lew
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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
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
Ilija
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#5 posted 933 days ago
Respect dude, love the “knot”!
-- Ilija Trajkoski
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.
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
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
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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
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.
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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.
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.
Tim29
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#13 posted 931 days ago
Very nice.
-- Tim, Nevada MO
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