Colorado Green drake stripper

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Gnome
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Colorado Green drake stripper

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life size Colorado green drake stripping guide, 16MM SIC ring to get the right proportions, I like my rings tall and fast, Like my favorite ladies;-)

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Jeff, that is awesome! More pics please.

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That is cool stuff!
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You are an artist. I have always admired your talents in bamboo and metal fabrication.
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What a unique idea! Thanks for sharing.

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I like your idea about ladies!
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Wow, Jeff - really incredible work!
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Gentlmen,

Thank you but I have to give credit to Brice Fabri' of France, He was the first to do Mayfly stripping guides years back. There is a wide palette of possibilities for rod jewelry, working on a Green drake nymph/hook keeper to go with the stripper. And there is also the potential for using some of Karl Faberge's techniques and processes like machine turning and cloisonne', There is a wide wide world of possibilities with components if we allow ourselves time out of the box;-0 ;-)
Mrampant, and those tall good looking ladies are the gnomes Achilles heel. ;-)

more pictures coming later today

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Wow. Not much else to say.
Very nice work Jeff.

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Jeweler to the Kings in a past life Gnome? Bravo!
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Thats way cool!!!!!

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How much floatant does it take to keep it on the surface?

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Jeff that’s awesome!
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it. T.R.

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Very cool. Makes me think about the possibility's for a creative hook keeper...

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Holdover.

working on the hook keeper now and it is a green drake nymph that will be a stunner!! inlaid and full color it will look like a drake nymph.

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Oh that is cool! cant wait to these stuck to rod!
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it. T.R.

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