Cherrywood & silver..

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StefanDuma
Grayling
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Banksy wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 9:06 am Absolutely beautiful. :Hat:

May I ask what is the small brass piece recessed into the backplate?

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I showed my partner this morning who has no interest in fishing. She was amazed like I was at the quality of the workmanship. She like the "wolf howling at the moon"

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Lea Dweller
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Absolutely stunning, as always! :clap: :Thumb:
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall!
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Bobthefloat
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The story behind this masterpiece to follow shortly :Hat:

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Liphook
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That is quite incredible! Amazing talents and skills from the master reel maker. What a truly marvellous creation

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Rockape
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Absolutely stunning!!

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Wally Roy
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Absolutely stunning, fantastic work of art.

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Wally Roy
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Absolutely stunning, fantastic work of art.

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Northern_Nomad
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I’m hoping to see this ‘in the flesh’ so to speak later this year by a lovely stream.

To say it is exceptionally beautiful doesn’t quite do it justice because it is also a piece of engineering brilliance. :Hat:
"We knelt side by side looking at it. I knew it was big, and suddenly it dawned on me it was more than that. It was tremendous!" - Richard Walker

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