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So anyway I haven't spent the winter totally hibernating. I have a couple of old bamboo fly rods I bought off eBay years ago, last fall while in another town i bought another from a thrift store. It turned out the tip was broken but the silver lining was a beautiful red agate stripping guide a vintage sock and the original aluminum case. long story short I built two  rods out of the three. I see some leather cases in my future lol.

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Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms.

“I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!

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I have nothing but respect for split bamboo rod builders. 

 

I can do stuff. Do it right but the split bamboo. 

 

 

Bravo, Good Sir.

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13 hours ago, Beehive said:

I have nothing but respect for split bamboo rod builders. 

 

I can do stuff. Do it right but the split bamboo. 

 

 

Bravo, Good Sir.

thanks, i feel the same as you the one has a date of 3/33 maker unknown on it the other was an old Montague both the wood was in excellent and when refinished they are beautiful. That old workmanship on what was once a lower quality rod is as good as any. I cant wait ti try them out lol the water is still to hard here. New reelseats handles and eyes complety scraped down with ten coats of try oil and japanese silk thread. When you afford cool sometimes you gotta make your own cool. The main reason o got into leather work btw.

Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms.

“I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!

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G'Day, I am still here, same sh**t different day. It was Dads birthday on Friday 25th April, same day as our ANZAC Day in Oz.  I treated ourselves to a nice roast Pork. ' Bavarian Pork Knuckles' . If you saw something large and bloated flying around with Goodyear printed on the side,  it was me . They were sooooooooo dam tasty, crackle was delish +++, Dad doesn't  like crackle, so I had his , of course. The left overs were just as delish too   :) :)

HS

' I have a very gweat friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus,

He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '  :rofl:

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Fishing the Big Black in Louisiana  

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Do you like French toast?

try this,  melt some vanilla ice cream and dip your bread into that

fry it like French toast,  sprinkle cinnamon on top and powdered sugar

 

 

Singer 66, Chi Chi Patcher, Rex 26-188, singer 29k62 , 2-needles

Stand your ass up during the National Anthem 

 

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Frodo, that's a cypress tree in your previous post, right? 

Have never seen one in real life...

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8 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said:

Frodo, that's a cypress tree in your previous post, right? 

Have never seen one in real life...

Yes it is.  They are everywhere  !!!

 

Singer 66, Chi Chi Patcher, Rex 26-188, singer 29k62 , 2-needles

Stand your ass up during the National Anthem 

 

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14 hours ago, MarlinDave said:

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The magnolia is my favorite Flower!!!

 

 

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I love the pink saucer magnolias! They're my favourite!

Our church has a lovely magnolia tree just outside the front door. It was in full bloom last week, so I snapped a picture. There's also a small decorative waterfall beside the angel statue.

 

 

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Beautiful pictures!!!! looks like I'll be taking my camera on our daily walk tomorrow.

Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms.

“I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!

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Everything is starting to bloom here! My white lilac is gorgeous this year, but for some reason the purple ones are lagging behind. Flowering crabs are just about in full blossom, too. 

The scent when you go outside is amazing! Both the liac and the flowering crab trees are highly perfumed. I'd post photos, but we're having a thunderstorm with heavy rain at the moment.

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10 minutes ago, Sheilajeanne said:

Everything is starting to bloom here! My white lilac is gorgeous this year, but for some reason the purple ones are lagging behind. Flowering crabs are just about in full blossom, too. 

The scent when you go outside is amazing! Both the liac and the flowering crab trees are highly perfumed. I'd post photos, but we're having a thunderstorm with heavy rain at the moment.

oh man, I love lilacs. Ours just started blooming, they are all over town, so soon the whole town will smell like them for a few weeks.

Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms.

“I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!

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