Guest DavidGreen Posted September 7, 2006 Posted September 7, 2006 Hey Flechero, Here is a look at the finished grip and flame job that we did on the SC570HF Tight Wraps!!! Quote
Siebert Outdoors Posted September 7, 2006 Posted September 7, 2006 Thats a sweet looking rod RM. Quote
Guest DavidGreen Posted September 7, 2006 Posted September 7, 2006 Thanks GMAN it looks even more alive in the direct sunlight.....We had to do something to break up the all green coloring of the old Legend blanks..... Tight Lines!!! Quote
Siebert Outdoors Posted September 7, 2006 Posted September 7, 2006 One question, I cant tell from the pic. Is that painted or wrapped like that. Really either way it takes alot of ability to do that. Just wondering. Quote
Super User flechero Posted September 7, 2006 Super User Posted September 7, 2006 ReelMech, That is an incredible job! You marble like no one else! Truly inspirational... Now tell the truth, did you do that by yourself or did the "boss" help?!?!?!? ;D Another reason we look up to you as the master! Quote
justtrying Posted September 7, 2006 Posted September 7, 2006 WOWWWWwwwwwwwwww! he said, as his jaw dropped & touched the floor! man, i tell you, you just don't quit. ..that is unreal -and - i might add - another "sticky" how to. i sure hope you took some pics while you were doing that. i haven't done any work yet, i've been (and am still) keeping youngest grandson (4 yrs old) & he's about to drive me WACKY!!! YES, i know why God gave us children while we were young. LOL he is even less patient than I am, if possible. but, i hope next week to spend a little time in the shop, & "play" some. LOL - i see some flames in the future! Quote
Guest DavidGreen Posted September 8, 2006 Posted September 8, 2006 GMAN, Is that painted or wrapped like that.It is all done with the finish resins and pigments.....flechero, Now tell the truth, did you do that by yourself or did the "boss" help?!?!?!?I just build em, she makes um perdy...You got it the wife does all of the flaming, and the marbling. She has a steadier hand than I do...justtrying, man, i tell you, you just don't quit. ..that is unreal -and - i might add - another "sticky" how to. i sure hope you took some pics while you were doing that.I have to give all the credit to the wife for that work, she does have a natural art talent when it comes to the marbling and those flame jobs. My hands just aren't steady enough anymore. As for pics just those 2, so no sticky for this process..Tight Wraps All!! Quote
Super User Alpster Posted September 8, 2006 Super User Posted September 8, 2006 Absolutely another masterpiece! Beautiful work. I can see now, that I will be ruining some perfectly good rod blanks trying to learn how to do this. My oldest daughter is also very artistic. Maybe a bribe will get her on board. LOL Ronnie Quote
Guest DavidGreen Posted September 8, 2006 Posted September 8, 2006 Alpster, My oldest daughter is also very artistic. Maybe a bribe will get her on board. LOLFor over 13 years of building I tried to get my wife into it some how. When I re-opened the rod building side of the shop and started splitting grips, I decided to see if there was something I could get her interested in. When I showed her how to do the first marbling job that was when she took it a couple steps further "Flames". She has done a few rods now, and the clients when ordering always ask if she is going to do the marbling/flame work on the rods for them...I would say let her at one and see if she doesn't do the same.... Tight Wraps!!! Quote
Super User 5bass Posted September 13, 2006 Super User Posted September 13, 2006 RM,that's a sweeeeeeet looking flame job! Excellent work,no doubt! Quote
BadKarma42 Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 like paris hilton says, that's hot! Quote
justtrying Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 you know, i keep going back & looking at David's craftmanship. ..you just DON'T do that overnight. it's professional, and, it LOOKS professional. ....a lot of "rod builders" could learn something from him ..and, i'm glad he's here to look out for us NEWBIES!!! LOL Quote
JiggaMan512 Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 whoa! nice touch. looks like it might burn your hands! Quote
Guest DavidGreen Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 Thanks all, To bad I couldn't shoot the rest of the rod (the customer was in a hurry to get it to the lake). It's a SC5 forrest green blank, with black guide wraps and double turn metallic red inlays. Makes the rod kind of look like a tree with the root base section on fire, and the guide wraps look like sparks (embers) going up the tree... It really lights up in the sunlight... Tight Lines and Wraps All!! Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted September 21, 2006 Super User Posted September 21, 2006 That is unreal....great job. Quote
tipptruck1 Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 I have never seen flames look that good. I have been around cars all my life and have only seen flames look like that on a car once. But you have some mad skills if you can do that on some thing that small. I can't even makes flames look that good on a wall. By the way when i open my own body shop you want a job? Quote
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