I am no where near you guys so I more than welcome critisism, I just started this winter, those are my first 4 rods. I have only done about 20 or so. That's what we are here for, to learn, everyday is a school day. Thanks any and all help appreciated!

I've been likin' no underwrap at all lately. Give it a try..

No worries about the wrap sliding while you are doing the wrap? I was wondering about that?

Nope, not at all.

Shweet, I have a 1201m I was starting, I will try it on that...

I like trying to figure out the order of the thread in these patterns. Very inspiring but my head hurts now...

Simple one..

Looks sweet Dave, is the black 2 layers on the guide feet?
I have been doing that on the first guide.

Yup, I always do 2 layers on the feat, usually size A thread.

Thanks bud, nice colors btw...

do you guys sell these? All are quite nice

:humpty:

Dave. Did you wrap the silver trim bands after the underwrap?

With the underwrap, I'll post a How To next time I do one with pix if you want.

That would be great. I'll be looking for it.

:lurk:

should I take offense to that? Just a curious ? when I asked.

No offence..I sell is what I meant..

OK, i didn't think that I should. You do nice work. :cheers:

Did up a set of diamonds under the collector 50 guide on a 1201M yesterday. Spent 3 freakin hours on it from start to finish between measuring, re-measuring, grabbing a beer, and grabbing another beer. Hoping to get around to finishing the whole rod this week some time. Will put up pics once she is done. Matches the black and silver diamonds I posted earlier.

sweet, can't wait to see it.

I was going to show some wraps last month but was never happy with the photo quality.

I run into the same problem that it looks like Reelecstasy has.

To do a realative close up of a wrap it get blurry. I know it is just operator error but it seems most photos have this problem. Anyone have any hints on how to get nice clear pics? I know at the time I made the camera show the little flower symbol for close ups but that didn't solve the problem.

Natural light and no flash works good.

It's %$#@ tough taking pix to show detail in my shop for the "How To". First set came out like crap. Any suggestions on what kind of lighting will help clear up my pics? I have flouresence in my shop and pics come out like crap and I can't bring my wrapper outside.....

Not that I practice what I preach, but sometimes if you hold a white piece of copy paper over the flash it disperses the light to avoid the glare. I take pics for our company website sometimes and thats what I do, tides us over on a new product till the professionals can take the pics.

My only wrap this year
 

I finally finished the only rod that I built this season. This blank has an interesting history. A friend of mine found a 10' rod that had been discarded. The cork was all rotted and the wraps had been varnished (not flex coated) and were falling apart.

He gave it to me and I stripped it down to find a Lamiglas label. I took it to CMS and they figured it was an early 80's S-glass cut down to 10'. In any case, I cleaned the blank up and retied it and she's ready for a 50 lbr :)

one more shot
 

One more shot of the 10' lami

Sweetwater...what is the color of the thread you used for the under-wrap ?

http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripertalk/attachment.php?

It's a Metallic Bronze

Finished the 1201M from earlier over the weekend. Here is the collector guide.
http://www.striped-bass.com/gallery/...tor4Medium.jpg
http://www.striped-bass.com/gallery/...tor3Medium.jpg

toby for president!!!:):):)

Looks slick :btu:

Nice job T...gives it that personal look:btu:

T, did u do that under each guide?

my dale earnhardt rod,,, don't think you can see all the butt wrap,,, the other is a split center wrap

tlap that is real nice

You %$%$%$%$ing animal

my first ones

cant get pics on page sorry

ok my first ones