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DrCane		#121	[url]	[-]
Posts: 105 05/08/2008 17:59	Steve, beautiful work you're doing. . .i really like the appointments; classic without overdoing it. that's the problem i have with much of the engraving being done (thought i think Bill Oyster has it just right), too much makes the rod look like a two dollar whore (is that too strong an image for you? ) Chris O (your neighbor in Happy Valley)
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oysterbamboo		#122	[url]	[-]
Posts: 173 05/08/2008 22:29	Nice job Steve. That's some fly rod jewelry for sure. DrCane, thanks for the exception ! I would agree that there's not much harder than making a rod "fancy" without making it look gaudy. Clean and classy is always the most important cosmetic feature. It takes a real artistic eye to pull it off when you go to the next level and I think you've done a nice job Steve. Bill www.oysterbamboo.com
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MontyMontana		#123	[url]	[-]
Posts: 254 05/10/2008 16:48	Taking DrCane and Bill Oysters comments to a personal level....I compare everything I like in rods,reels and fishing locations to a Winchester Model 12 (shotgun)...clean,simple....and can not be stopped from completing the job at hand. Monty Montana.......by the way Mr. Kiley, hope you get to bring a couple of those examples to the Metolius shindig in a couple of months. very, very nice. Your Signature ... I fish via our criminal justice system..."Catch and release"
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stephen kiley		#124	[url]	[-]
Posts: 243 05/10/2008 21:15	monty,i am going to have one or 2 there and i am doing one to be raffeled off to support the show .an 8' 5wt 2/2 star hollowed with black onyx and walnut D.L. reelseat . thanks steve
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bbamboo		#125	[url]	[-]
Posts: 46 05/19/2008 15:33	A Garrison 221 Taper copy Gary www.nichobamboorods.com Last Edited By: bbamboo 05/19/2008 15:38. Edited 1 time.
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canerodscom		#126	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1734 05/29/2008 15:02 Bamboo preacher	Three new rods, all eight foot three piecer's. A three weight, four weight, and five weight. Eight foot three weight Eight foot four weight Eight foot five weight Harry Harry Boyd maker@canerods.com http://www.canerods.com
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saguache	3pc rods	#127	[url]	[-]
Posts: 239 05/29/2008 16:19	Harry, Some very fine work there Harry. The 5wt is very classy, beautiful touch. Saguache
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canerodscom		#128	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1735 05/29/2008 18:05 Bamboo preacher	Thanks Chad, HB Harry Boyd maker@canerods.com http://www.canerods.com
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Buck Henry		#129	[url]	[-]
Posts: 165 05/30/2008 22:43	I just built my very first bamboo rod via Bill Oyster's rod making class a few weeks ago. Bill's shop is about an hours drive from me, so I took advantage of his "weekend warrior" class where you build the rod over two three day weekends. Bill is an amazing teacher and really knows his stuff when it comes to building fine cane rods. And he shows you how to do each step but then makes you do the work! Anyway, I built a sweet 7' 9" 4 weight with a crisp medium fast action. Anyway, here she is:
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brooke777	A Dickerson 8013	#130	[url]	[-]
Posts: 41 05/31/2008 08:45	My 6th Rod. Thanks to all for the advice. Not sure I like how it came out (reel seat could have been a darker wood, and I need to work on the mortising a bit). Used Peersalls Jasper with light yellow tipping at the tip and at the hook keeper. First time using Last N Last - need to work on the viscosity a bit. Let me know what you think. Thanks. Last Edited By: brooke777 05/31/2008 09:04. Edited 1 time.
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nick50	My first 5. 1 of 5	#131	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8 06/01/2008 12:58	My first rod. Dickerson 8015 guide special. Tried my hand at making my own ferrules too. They all still need a couple more coats of spar, otherwise I am pretty pleased with how they came out. Thanks for looking
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nick50	My first 5. 2 of 5	#132	[url]	[-]
Posts: 9 06/01/2008 13:04	My 2nd. Another 8015 g/s. both are going to Namibia to my dad for Tigerfishing on the Zambezi river. Also needs a few more coats.
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nick50	My first 5. 3 of 5	#133	[url]	[-]
Posts: 10 06/01/2008 13:08	My 3rd. Tried my hand at making bamboo ferrules. This one is a Cattanach 7'6" 4wt 3piece, also needs more varnish.
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nick50	My first 5. 4 of 5	#134	[url]	[-]
Posts: 11 06/01/2008 14:11	My 4th. A Payne 100. again, needs more spar
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nick50	My first 5. 5 of 5	#135	[url]	[-]
Posts: 12 06/01/2008 15:05	My 5th. A Dickerson 8013. Have a couple more in the making and will post pics as soon as I have the first coat of varnish on. Thanks for looking guys.
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canerodscom		#136	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1737 06/01/2008 16:58 Bamboo preacher	nick50, You have a real talent. Impressive work. Nice eye for detail, and with a little more experience your rods will be flawless. Harry Harry Boyd maker@canerods.com http://www.canerods.com
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Al Nixon		#137	[url]	[-]
Posts: 20 06/01/2008 20:11	I made this rod based on a #98 rod that I once owned. The ring was from an old Payne rod that was in the Highland Mills shop for repairs, and was blued at one time. A trace of blue remains. He wanted the dinged ring replaced so I saved it all these years. Dave Decker wanted to "christen" this rod at the Mountain Pool of the Beaverkill. Unfortunately, he passed away last winter. It has Payne type step-down ferrules, original Belding-Corticelli Java brown silk from the Payne shop, brushed tung oil varnish.
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matsoberg		#138	[url]	[-]
Posts: 213 06/02/2008 10:11	Hey Nick. Good to see you posted your work here, as I was a bit impressed when I saw your rods in Italy. Especially for making both NS ferrules youself and then boo ferrules. I´m with Harry here and I belive you have the future before you in rodmaking ( you haven´t turned 30 yet, right?) and I whish my first one looked that good. Well done! // Mats
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greendrake ll		#139	[url]	[-]
Posts: 697 06/02/2008 10:22	Nick,Very nice work for so early in your rodmaking.I really like the browntone color of the cane in your rods. Al, You do the Payne tradition proud!Very elegant rod and I like the fact that you left the old Payne ring dinged and didn't re-blue.It adds a really special touch to the rod.
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fisheye444	photos	#140	[url]	[-]
Posts: 43 06/02/2008 11:06	beautiful work - and excellent photagraphy only enhances the elegance.
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