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Scott Throop's directions were pretty easy to follow; first try at this. Photos are difficult to take of these and still don't do these style wraps any justice at all.

I gave a few seminars including two on Gudebrod braids at Lamiglas's rod builders get-together last weekend and made these up for some samples to show the guys. These are just "mocked up" like they're in a split grip area. Actually cut off right after the tie-in wraps on a piece of rod blank.

My godson's Christmas present. He's quite the Packer's fan; his bedroom is full of their memorabilia. Waterslide decals made on my Alps printer.

One I built recently for a Christmas present. Decals from an Alps printer over marbling.

1st of the two rods for my friend. Rainshadow hotshot blanks; RX7's. I actually delivered the purple one to him today at lunch.

One of a matched pair of rods recently completed.

Finished up and sent to Jeff Harding last Monday. He presented it to Jason McNamara along with another spinning rod last Thursday night. 6 builders involved in the two gift rods and we're all grinning from ear to ear!

Myles' newest addition; his first son. Those girls are gonna get some mileage out of this guy! Congratulations, Bearclaw. Didn't know ya had it in ya! LOL!

I got the NERBs' members who'll be at Charlotte some customized ink pens done up. The reel seat was a practice run for the "Kustom for Kids" rod that Stan Grace, Ron Walter and I will be finishing up on in March sometime. The 'un'completed rod will be at the Charlotte show (needs marbling and guides wrapped yet). We haven't decided yet to do the reel seat... Plans are to raffle it off as a fund raiser for a great kid's mentor who guides kids through rod building...

Just another rod...

Before getting the Global Rod in my shop, I marbled the tie-off wraps on this rod. Fade wrap on guides, too...

Some pens made for the NE Rod Builders' (NERBs) booth in Charlotte the last weekend in February. Maybe we'll see you there!

I did go ahead and marble this with a red base to draw the eye to the smaller area of Doc's beautiful weave. I made three overlay decals on my Alps printer and put opposite of Doc's workmanship. The marbling kinda washed out a bit in order to get the decal and Doc's weave to look right. Maybe come to Charlotte and look at it in person, buy a few raffle tickets, and maybe win this hummer!

I marbled pretty much a matching blend of Billy's wrap colors here with more red to start going towards Doc's weave area where I'll marble a red base to "pop" it and draw the eye to the smaller area of his beautiful weave!! Billy and Mike's wraps are really something to see!!

Received the rod on Weds. Had my boys over to help choose colors for tying in to all 3 wraps on this. Marbled several pens on Thursday and chose these two as best representatives before beginning in earnest on Friday and going all weekend long on this. Mailed to Mike Joyce, the mad guide wrapper, at lunch today.

Marbling in the split grip area over the tie-in wraps of Mike McGivney's wrap. Rod to be raffled in Charlotte as a charitable fund raiser.

Built on a Batson 3 wt. Very nice, blue blank. She's pretty happy with her Christmas present.

Just a waterslide decal I made on the Alps. On top of the marbling in the split grip area is a great place for these decals. The silver is metallic. These Alps can print in single metallic colors or overlays such as this may be done, too.

Narrow trim bands help the guide wraps stand out on this one a bit better.

Trying for a different look on some reel seats.

Rod auctioned for the kids.

Made this up a while ago; second bumper spiral I'd built. Out catching walleyes, now!!

Finally got out fishing today. First time since last September and man, did it feel good to be out again. Let this little guy go; kept a few for the frying pan.

Blue, my favorite color!

One of the rods I finished this week; reversed the colors for the butt wrap marble-used a white base here and marbled blue into it.