That's true. I bought one of those drying motors and placed one very thin coat of
epoxy on wraps, then went back for another very thin coat. I noticed on second coat
the epoxy in spots would not adhere to the first coat. I later asked a guy who
builds rods for a living (R&R Rods) and he told me you have to wipe down the rod wraps
thoroughly with a special kind of Alcohol before applying the second coat. My rod
looks great, but next time I'm going to do that. I suppose you hold your own recipe
for epoxy as an industrial secret?
Justin
On Sun, 29 Oct 2000 18:58:42 -0800 George Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>No. Decorative wrappings add alot of weight to a fly rod and my customers have never
>requested it. They accept my way of doing things. After six or eight hours of casting
>on the skagit or sauk, or just on a lake, weight can make a difference. I also make
>alittle longer Grip for that very reason - I always start holding higher up my rod
>after about 4 hours. Anyway, for the Gentleman who made his first Rod without a rod
>holder, good, I'm glad you did and enjoyed making it. I made my first rod holder
>after about four rods. I used a glass, Dictionary and sat at the table and twisted
>the blank. I started using color perserver and varnish at first - before apoxy. I'm
>still not wild about apoxy as it will set in certain conditions when drying that you
>won't like. I have my own combination after several years of trying different
>combinations and it works well and my customers like it. Also, and I've discussed, on
>several occasions with 'Experts' on apoxy's, that it also requires a co!
ntroled enviornment (Temp maintained about 70 degrees) My garage doesn't do it.
George
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Justin Teegarden
>Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 10:42 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re:Thank you
>
>
>George,
>
>Do you do all the decorative wrappings etc. for your customers?
>
>Justin
>
>
>On Wed, 25 Oct 2000 13:36:48 -0700 George Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I'm a Fly rod builder that resides on Whibey Island. I've been at it for about 18
>years. I've customers as far away as Norway, Florida, Idaho, Montana, St Lewis,
>California, Matzelan Mexico (who's Home base is in Everett), and an Navy Air Force
>F18 Pilot that takes his 4pc 5wt everywhere in the world that he flies. All my 263
>Customers have come to me by word of mouth only. Best advertisment there is. George
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