Almost finished

[Mark Fisher]

I almost never wrap with NCP thread but when I received a package of Pro Wrap I had to give it a go. I decided on an Outs and Ins pattern on a blank with a really savage taper - 10mm over the length of the wrap. The calculations almost did my head in but ended up pretty close. The green star was wrapped in Mettler polysheen. I tried my first olive branches and learnt a little from them. The next ones will be better.

Regards
Mark
Outback Rods

[Willo]

Great wrap Mark
Love the Colour combination and the fading
Will you CP the wrap...?

Willo

[trout head]

Mark how tall are you , I am 5'4' , and I am going to kick you butt , it is not fair , that is soooo good , out of all your ones I like that the best , I realy love your work , I have been trying the olive branch but I can't seem to get it right any tips .

[Owen]

Really nice work Mark!

[Mark Fisher]

Thanks guys. I was really happy with this one although I had a few problems closing it. Willo I will have to CP the wrap because the green threads in the star are all polyester (Mettler). It also helps to close up any smaller gaps when you roll it as it starts to set up. Trout Head I'm a lover not a fighter and lately I don't do much of either, so you win. These are my first olive branches and I found the hardest thing was trying to keep the twist even. I used some masking tape to hold it together, then twisted to the right until I was happy, a couple of wraps of black in the center to lock it down and then reverse direction of the twist. The hardest part is trying to get the same amount of twist going in each. Mine are slightly off but should be better with the next one.

Regards
Mark

[Stuart]

I like that Mark, very nice work mate. I hope you charged accordingly for that rod. Im glad I stopped doing those wraps years ago to specialize in weaves, they take to friggin long to do.

Stu

[Mark Fisher]

Thanks Stuart, you're right they do take a while but no longer than a decent weave.
This is a link to a really good tutorial on making an Olive Branch. I only found it myself yesterday.www.rodbuildingforum.com

Regards
Mark

[pedro473]

Mark,

Brilliant wrap mate colours are perfect and thread work is perfect.

Cheers
Pedro

[trout head]

Thanks Mark .

[Bearclaw]

Hey Mark, other than doing wraps what you been up to. Long time no hear.

Myles

[Lovey80]

Mate that is bloody awesome. I like these style wraps the best. How long did it take you?

[Mark Fisher]

Thanks everyone for posting comments. The wrap took quite a while to do because of the savage taper. There was a 10mm difference over the distance of the wrap which caused a few headaches getting it to close. Probably in excess of 10 hours wrapping but I reckon I would have spent 2-3 more just trying to get the packing right. With this one I have now CP'd it and I rolled it like many of the weavers do which closed it up even more. Just got the epoxy work to do now.

Thanks again
Mark

[Nicko_Cairns]

well done Mark.

[Willo]

Hi Mark
Just got My Mudhole 2012 Calender
And congrats on getting this pic of your wrap on the February Month page
Looks great along with the other pics as well
Willo

[Mark Fisher]

Thanks Willo. I appreciate the comment.