Barry Whitehouse
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About Barry Whitehouse
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- Birthday 09/14/52
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Location
Connecticut
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Interests
family, fishing, playing blues/rock guitar and piano
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jibjabst reacted to a gallery image: Rod Alignment Dots
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Here's the decal inscription on a fly rod I built for the Connecticut Fly Fishermen's Association raffle. It's a waterslide decal I designed on my PC, and emailed to Decal Connection (decalconnection.com) for them to create. It gives the rod a professional touch, and cost $2.50. I applied it directly to the rod blank, let it dry overnight, and applied one thin coat of Flex Coat Lite rod finish.
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Green rod with golden brown and green wraps (using CP)
Barry Whitehouse posted a gallery image in Rod Building Other
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Here's an example of the difference between using color preserver, and not using it. The original bare thread (Gudebrod Garnet #206) is on the right. In the middle is the same thread, with only rod wrapping finish (Flex Coat Lite). On the left is the same thread with Flex Coat Color Preserver and Flex Coat Lite rod finish.
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This color combination (matte black, garnet and silver) reminds me of my days as a DJ, so I call this combo a Tuxedo Wrap. Thread is Gudebrod Garnet (with CP and FC Lite). Visible is 20" fish measurement mark (silver band). I learned how to create the thin silver band (at end of hook keeper wrap) from Ken Preston's web site video. Grey fabric is the rod bag. I sewed it, with a lot of instruction from my wife. (not that it was difficult, I just needed a lot of instruction!)
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Alignment dots make it easier to assemble a rod. It also prevents twisting/stressing the sections when aligning. On the female ferrules, I applied a layer of Flex Coat Lite over the wrap (let it cure), drew the dots with a silver gel pen, coated with Krylon Workable Fixatif (let it dry), then the final coat of FC Lite. On the male ferrules, I marked the dots on the bare blank (leaving space between male and female dots for future rod wear), applied fixative and I coat of FC Lite. The silver trim is a 2-turn band, learned from Ken Preston's web site video. Thread color is Gudebrod Garnet, with CP.
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Wraps (no CP), 12" measure (inlay) & inscription
Barry Whitehouse posted a gallery image in Handle Assemblies
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NCP wraps, winding check, hook holder, 12" measure (inlayl) & insc
Barry Whitehouse posted a gallery image in Handle Assemblies
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