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Patriotic Themed Rod builds with Oracal 651 stars

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I had an order for two "America" themed rod builds this week. I started with building the grips out of 8# expanding foam, shaped on the lathe and then covered them with e-glass. After the grips was built, I dipped them in a "Thin Blue Line" flag pattern. Once glued to the blanks, I did all the thread work and used Oracal 651 to put stars and names on the rods. The 1st rod is a split grip inshore flounder rod.

 

 

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The second rod is a full grip sheepshead build.

 

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Those are really sweet. Why not use 751? The cost difference is outweighed by the longevity and easier cut and weed. 

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Thanks! The decals are covered with 2 coats of thread finish, so the decals are on there till the cows come home!

 

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