Marco Avon
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Marco Avon
Just picked up a Marco Avon in need of total restoration.
Almost complete transfer
Original red whipping
Previous owner used twist on the butt ring and blue on the tip section
Will need the ferrules re glued and the tip section one replaced
Now for the best bit
The previous owner fitted this ??????????????
Almost complete transfer
Original red whipping
Previous owner used twist on the butt ring and blue on the tip section
Will need the ferrules re glued and the tip section one replaced
Now for the best bit
The previous owner fitted this ??????????????
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Re: Marco Avon
I guess there's no accounting for taste..
That cork handle has the grime , or should that be slime , of ages on it . A good scrub with fairy liquid should bring it up a treat!. Whippings excepted it looks like a fine rod .
That cork handle has the grime , or should that be slime , of ages on it . A good scrub with fairy liquid should bring it up a treat!. Whippings excepted it looks like a fine rod .
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Re: Marco Avon
I think it is a modern foam handleCWK wrote:I guess there's no accounting for taste..
That cork handle has the grime , or should that be slime , of ages on it . A good scrub with fairy liquid should bring it up a treat!. Whippings excepted it looks like a fine rod .
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Re: Marco Avon
It is MGsMGs wrote: I think it is a modern foam handle
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Re: Marco Avon
Nice to see another one irrespective of the condition.
"Beside the water I discovered (or maybe rediscovered) the quiet. The sort of quiet that allows one to be woven into the tapestry of nature instead of merely standing next to it." Estaban.
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Re: Marco Avon
Looks as if it will scrub up nicely with a bit of work, pretty rare these days I would think
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Re: Marco Avon
A lovely rod to restore , keep us up to date with progress .
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Re: Marco Avon
The rod,s stripped, cleaned of all the old varnish and one coat applied ready for the ring,s to be fitted.
Handle cork made ready to glue..
Handle cork made ready to glue..
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Re: Marco Avon
Very nice indeed, Sir.
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Re: Marco Avon
That's better!!
I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete.
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete.