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Old 10-04-2011, 08:08 AM
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Oh wow ..... awesome! Thanks for sharing, Fly Fisher. Do you have to use some form of magnifying accessory while you carve?

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Old 10-04-2011, 08:41 AM
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Eyes pop out... Jaw falls to the floor. Rub my eyes and look again... Dang!

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Old 10-04-2011, 11:04 AM
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Is that in the lead part of the pencil? Wow. I didn't even know that was possible.
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Same as Inadv, plus speachless.
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Fly, all of the above on the comments!
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Fly, you're killing me every day with your stuff!!! Is that a 3 bar cage on that one? I've never seen it done with 3 bars.
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Thanks everyone for all your kind words
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Fly, you're killing me every day with your stuff!!! Is that a 3 bar cage on that one? I've never seen it done with 3 bars.
Yes Bob I did the 3 bar to give me more room to get the knife in but you have to precise with the spacing or else the ball could fall out.
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