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Master Guide
Posts: 495 (12/28/08 13:32:30) |
Below are a few photos of a 3pc. 8ft/6wt. McFarland blank that Mark [Gypsy] of Gypsy Rod Works built for me. As you can see the work is outstanding! I was
looking for something different than red/brown wraps you generally see with this color blank. I wanted a [darker] green wrap but the darker green didn't
look good. Mark suggested the olive wraps/black tipping and...well you can see for yourself. Excellent! Thanks Mark!
     
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Master Guide
Posts: 396 (12/28/08 13:57:23) |
Holy chit Batman, extremely nice job Mark.
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Guide
Posts: 96 (12/28/08 14:17:05) |
now THAT color combo looks very interesting. i love it. love the stripper too. what kind of thread and was CP used?
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Master Guide
Posts: 1060 (12/28/08 14:21:29) |
wwwaaaaayyy fine! I love other-than-red-or-brown thread wraps. Gypsy has THE touch.
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Master Guide
Posts: 197 (12/28/08 18:08:44) |
Super nice!!!! I like the olive. You do not see that color used very often and it looks great. Love the stripper!-Thom
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Posts: 2907 (12/28/08 18:31:46)
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Boo...that is an amazing build and gypsy's work looks flawless. So...what reel? I agree...that stripper
is awesome.
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Master Guide
Posts: 375 (12/28/08 18:37:29) |
Thanks! The thread is YLI/KNK 50wt silk, color #161; 100wt color is #236. Anglers workshop sells it as "Granger Green". All the wraps got 3-4
coats of color preserver. Silk thread with cp opens up a whole new world of some very classy thread options.
Originally I had wrapped the McFarland blank with GudeBrod medium green but after I had coated the wraps with epoxy it quickly became obvious that the medium green looked like crap. (I had done a test wrap on the butt section with varnish and thought it looked OK). After talking with Tony/Boo we decided to go with one of the red colored threads but after getting off the phone with him I remembered a spool of "granger green" thread I had in the depths of the thread box and wanted to give it a try. I had seen a pictures of a bamboo "browntone" rod with light green wraps on Clark's board that looked really sharp in my mind and that was the look I was going after. 3- 4 coats of color preserver kept the color pretty close to the spool color and in the end I was pretty pleased with how it turned out. |
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Master Guide
Posts: 496 (12/28/08 21:49:45) |
The lighting isn't that great but here's the reel I'll be using.....Hardy Sunbeam 6/7.
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Master Guide
Posts: 204 (12/28/08 22:20:52) |
I love the reelseat!
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Posts: 707 (12/29/08 05:15:11) Administrator |
A stunning piece of gear!
Joe C. "Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the
drink, taste the fruit,
- Henry David Thoreau
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Posts: 4331 (12/29/08 06:50:33) Administrator |
Mark does excellent work and pays attention to the details.
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Master Guide
Posts: 219 (12/29/08 08:01:38) |
Very nice!! I used that thread this summer on several bamboo rods and I love it also!
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Sport
Posts: 26 (12/29/08 10:47:57) |
terrific rod. what brand of cp do you use?
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NevadaK |
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Master Guide
Posts: 306 (12/29/08 12:24:11) |
Boy! That is a nice rod.
I was tempted to call Gypsy out for using a color scheme I'm using on a black rod, but I kind of figured that was a bit like a paint by numbers guy calling out Monet. 
Boo, I envy your possession. Gypsy, I envy your skill. K Gypsy, is that stripper the carbide ring model from Angler's Workshop? |
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Master Guide
Posts: 322 (12/29/08 14:03:03) |
Mark, as always, beautiful work and the careful attention to detail and color that lift your work to the level of art, or even beyond. I'm a huge Gypsy Rod
Works fan.
Boo, I love that Hardy reel on that rod. Mike |
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Master Guide
Posts: 376 (12/29/08 17:09:58) |
For the hardware junkies the stripping guide is a Mildrum srmc size 12 . It's a gorgeous guide imo and a lot more affordable than the agate guides.
Reel seat hardware is a nickel silver Bellinger dltb 720 ns with redwood burl insert Hook keeper is nickel silver ring and saddle and the WC is ns also.
The color preserver is.....Minwax polycrylic, $5 will get you a life time supply and this stuff is better than any specialized rod building color preserver that I have used. I apply it straight from the can and let it dry for at least 4 hrs between coats. At least 3 coats was necessary to fully protect the thread. Thanks again |
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Posts: 1255 (12/29/08 17:37:42) Administrator
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Gypsy, your craftsmanship is beyond words.
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Sport
Posts: 52 (12/30/08 10:16:58) |
Very beautiful rod. I love the choice of reel too. I'm envious...
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Master Guide
Posts: 522 (01/01/09 20:02:09) |
Gypsy, that rod is exceptional as always. I always look forward to seeing your rod builds- you have become a true artist.
Lou |
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Master Guide
Posts: 279 (01/02/09 18:21:02) |
Flawless craftsmanship....just gorgeous.
Bamboo is the Benchmark for flyrods. |
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Master Guide
Posts: 388 (01/03/09 10:16:38) |
Gypsy's work never ceases to amaze me. Simply outstanding Mark.
J. |
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