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ron hossack
08-05-2009, 3:02 PM
I forget to post pics here every now and again ... a couple recently done.

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Jody Amerson
08-05-2009, 4:47 PM
They both look great.

Jody
Kirk Miller
08-05-2009, 8:25 PM
THey look awesome to me. Did you use stablized amboyna for the real seat Ron, and what kind of finish did you use
Steve Schlumpf
08-05-2009, 8:31 PM
Ron - your pen is amazing! Never seen anything like it before! Very nice work!
Bob Hallowell
08-05-2009, 10:24 PM
Nice reel seat, I made a rod last year and used eucalyptis burl. just caught several nice trought on it this past weekend.

Bob
Bernie Weishapl
08-05-2009, 10:29 PM
Both are great looking pieces. Well done.
ron hossack
08-05-2009, 11:34 PM
Thanks for the kind words.

THey look awesome to me. Did you use stablized amboyna for the real seat Ron,
No ... not stabilized. Just wood I get from Wolfdancer. He doesn't list all his wood so ask if you're looking for something and he has great prices. http://pnpta.org/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=95&func=view&catid=31&id=11473

This was a major headache of my making as my over aggressiveness in drilling on the lathe with a 3/8" parabolic drill I snapped the blank into two pieces.

Glued it back together and turned down and made a slurry paste of CA and sanding dust to fill with.

If you look closely at the left of the blank you can see a faint light line that starts just below center and runs parallel to the right and ends up just above center on the other end.

and what kind of finish did you useFor the reel seat I used 2 coats of MED CA as it needs to be waterproof.

For the pen I dipped in lacquer.
ron hossack
08-05-2009, 11:36 PM
Ron - your pen is amazing! Never seen anything like it before! Very nice work!
Thanks Steve ... I like using bark ... gives off a different marbled look.
ron hossack
08-05-2009, 11:37 PM
Nice reel seat, I made a rod last year and used eucalyptis burl. just caught several nice trought on it this past weekend.
Bob, had a friend I haven't seen in 10 years from college show up and we went to Montana for 4 days of fly fishing ... it was great!
ron hossack
08-05-2009, 11:38 PM
Both are great looking pieces. Well done.
Thank you Bernie
Dan Forman
08-06-2009, 3:43 AM
I saw that pen at our last club meeting, and it looks even better in person, quite unique. Love the reel seat to.

Dan
ron hossack
08-06-2009, 6:57 PM
Thanks Dan ... I should have known you were around this forum also.