Jim Rippe

Completed grip and wrap. This rod was donated for a raffle.

Tiger in Red, White, and Blue.

Tiger wrap in Black, orange, and yellow.

Used Andy's cork to assemble this ultra light grip.

Black and white, why not!

Close up of the wrap. Used Madeira threads. Sorry for the lint.

Completed this wrap for a gift.

Close up of the fish wrap.

Close up of the guide wrap with trim bands. Madeira threads in camo colors.

Madeira threads on the wraps. Many different camo colors were used even in the trim bands.

Full grip of the Camo Rod.

The split grip area of the Camo Rod.

1st turned grip that will be installed on a CTS colbalt blue blank. The material is a polyester plastic.

Results of the 1st item ever turned on a lath. Acyrlic pen blank material was used. Also did a matching winding check.

Here is the whole wrap of the Soaring Eagle.

Everytime I sat down to do this wrap I kept adding a different touch. I cut off about three wraps and then I came up with this.

I thought I got good results from the first tartan so I gave it another try. Madeira thread again.