Try it! You just may like it!!
After how-many-I-don't-know rods that I've built, I finally tried applying the rod finish with a knitting needle! Once you get the hang of the flow of material off the end of the needle, it's slick as snot!!Don't know why I fought using one for so long!!
Trouts don't live in ugly places.
A friend is not who knows you the longest, but the one who came and never left your side.
Don't look back, we ain't goin' that way.
Knitting needles...
Betty, the wife has a number of knitting projects
in progress so I was wondering
which size knitting needles to sneak out
of the projects and also should I try to
slip something in their place like a pencil
or something?
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
If you value your life, I wouldn't suggest taking a needle that is in use!! Maybe ask her if she's got an old needle just laying around, smaller is better than larger, plastic worked very well. (DO NOT take one made of rosewood or bamboo!!! To do so may cause her to find new uses for your bamboo rods!)
Trouts don't live in ugly places.
A friend is not who knows you the longest, but the one who came and never left your side.
Don't look back, we ain't goin' that way.
Geez Betty, gotta tell ya...
When I was sitting here typing the 'take the knitting needle from projects in progress' thang, I was
having a hard time not bustin' out laughin' and when my wife came over to talk about something I
thought surely she'd see the text and ask me 'what the...'
I hope you don't take offense at me asking you about the knitting needles as if I were seriously
thinking about doing something that would obviously be at the peril of my life Betty !
Oh so the rosewood and bamboo knitting needles are special? Hmm...I better see if I can
get the test wraps off them and back in the wife's knitting basket...is it easy to get U-40
and epoxy off bamboo and rosewood?
J/K !
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
Last edited by MontanaMoose; 02-21-2009 at 10:03 PM.
You are a hoot!!
Trouts don't live in ugly places.
A friend is not who knows you the longest, but the one who came and never left your side.
Don't look back, we ain't goin' that way.
Heh, heh...
Thanks Betty...
Since I've got a blank coming from H & H I'll definitely
be giving the knitting needle wrap finish method a try.
I'm even thinking about using a 'one part' wrap finish.
Maybe even varnish.
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
Guess I'll have to try it too - thanks for the push.
ok betty, how do ya go about it ? im gonna give that a try on the next rod i build.
A.S.F 5th GP ...TO FIGHT SO OTHERS MAY REMAIN FREE...
fwiw I've been using a bodkin to apply varnish to my silk wraps on bamboo for years now.
You can also cut up old or unwanted credit cards to make disposable applicators.
Better to be an active environmentalist than and environmental activist.
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