And here it is with some of my floats.
Cotton float roll
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Mark
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Re: Cotton float roll
Mine came today and it has stamped on it 'General Education and Science, Brooklands Technical College, Weybride' and in red ink the number '19'. I think it gives it a bit of character'
And here it is with some of my floats.
And here it is with some of my floats.
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AshbyCut
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Re: Cotton float roll
Mine's number 4 from the same place, Mark.
It was just that the item description and photo on the ebay listing did not mention or show the lettering. If I'd been listing it I would have made it clear.
It was just that the item description and photo on the ebay listing did not mention or show the lettering. If I'd been listing it I would have made it clear.
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I got mine from the same ebay seller but there is nothing written on it.So I guess they are all different.
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Re: Cotton float roll
That's very nice Mark, lovely floats. I liked Snape's suggestion of a ridged dowel or similar. Now yours is loaded do you feel it's needed?
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I felt the earth beneath my feet
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Mark
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I quite like it and will use it.
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The most precious places in the English landscape are those secretive corners,
where you find only elder trees, nettles and dreams. (BB - Denys Watkins-Pitchford).
The most precious places in the English landscape are those secretive corners,
where you find only elder trees, nettles and dreams. (BB - Denys Watkins-Pitchford).
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Re: Cotton float roll
Just found this post, hope my blog inspired some float storage solutions?
Basically I keep short and river floats in a roll and wagglers in a Palmer float tube, this limits me to around 30 floats in total which I feel covers most situations, some floats do go in and out of favour though.
Re the stiffening in the roll, once the fabric roll if full of floats and rolled up it is quite stiff and well protected.
Basically I keep short and river floats in a roll and wagglers in a Palmer float tube, this limits me to around 30 floats in total which I feel covers most situations, some floats do go in and out of favour though.
Re the stiffening in the roll, once the fabric roll if full of floats and rolled up it is quite stiff and well protected.
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Re: Cotton float roll
I saw one of these in a book years ago( think it was called " Angling")...got me Mum to make me one, lost it.
I followed Tadpoles advice and spent £ 4 and have one too.....
I followed Tadpoles advice and spent £ 4 and have one too.....
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Re: Cotton float roll
I too bought one
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Scott Thompson
Re: Cotton float roll
They seem to have all sold out now from that dealer, but theres another version here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-EX-BR ... 1c2aeafc1a
And its even date stamped 1955
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-EX-BR ... 1c2aeafc1a
And its even date stamped 1955
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Scott Thompson
Re: Cotton float roll
It appears that the original dealer now has some more in stock
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/INSTRUMENT-Ro ... 416b3f5649
Except they have now gone up in price to £5.75 (from £3.75) but the postage has dropped from £2.85 to £2.20!!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/INSTRUMENT-Ro ... 416b3f5649
Except they have now gone up in price to £5.75 (from £3.75) but the postage has dropped from £2.85 to £2.20!!!