9/11 themed rod

I have been working on this one for a while. I designed this custom weave that shows the letters FDNY and NYPD on the bottom with the twin towers, 2 beams of light, and a silhouette of a fireman above. Then above that are the words "NEVER FORGET 9/11 with stars in the background. This weave is bordered in between the split grips below the reel. For the dec wrap I did a gold metallic soaring eagle bordered with red, white, and blue.

This was a huge project. Not only to design but the amount of time involved. The weave alone took 2 weeks to design and 40 hours to weave. It has over 500 individual strands of thread and is 6 colors

http://i73.servimg.com/u/f73/15/93/31/39/911_we14.jpg

http://i73.servimg.com/u/f73/15/93/31/39/911_we15.jpg

http://i73.servimg.com/u/f73/15/93/31/39/911_we16.jpg

http://i73.servimg.com/u/f73/15/93/31/39/911_we17.jpg

And here is the dec wrap. It is a "Soaring Eagle" design




http://i73.servimg.com/u/f73/15/93/31/39/911_we18.jpg



http://i73.servimg.com/u/f73/15/93/31/39/911_we19.jpg



http://i73.servimg.com/u/f73/15/93/31/39/911_we20.jpg

wow, is all I can say.

That is some real fine work, what type of a program do you use to make the patterns? Also what kind of loom, that is some thing I don't think I could do just being nosy :}

:clapping::clapping: Beautiful work, John. When I first saw that I had a lump in my throat looking at it. It just grabs your attention. :thumbsup:
Very respectful tribute to those who lost their lives that day. :cool:
Your skills have really improved since you first started. A lot of guys wouldn't want to jump in to that level, that fast, but not you. :thumbsup:

Thanks for sharing, bro. When finished, that rod should bring a feeling of pride to whoever is lucky enough to throw it. :clapping:

Real nice, awesome rod. A very special rod.

Incredible, are you going to donate it when done or use it yourself?

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Originally Posted by tropics

That is some real fine work, what type of a program do you use to make the patterns? Also what kind of loom, that is some thing I don't think I could do just being nosy :}

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Thank you. I used Visual Weave to design the weave and I use the Wonder Weaver loom.

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Originally Posted by storminsteve

Incredible, are you going to donate it when done or use it yourself?

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I built this for a friend in NY. He wanted a 9/11 theme and just told me to be creative. He has no idea yet what it looks like. He gets it next week

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Originally Posted by DarkSkies

:clapping::clapping: Beautiful work, John. When I first saw that I had a lump in my throat looking at it. It just grabs your attention. :thumbsup:
Very respectful tribute to those who lost their lives that day. :cool:
Your skills have really improved since you first started. A lot of guys wouldn't want to jump in to that level, that fast, but not you. :thumbsup:

Thanks for sharing, bro. When finished, that rod should bring a feeling of pride to whoever is lucky enough to throw it. :clapping:

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Thank you Rich. At my old (er) age I want to take this as far as I can and I don't have time to play around. I would also be very remiss if I did not mention my mentor Gunny. Without his knowledge and friendship I would be nowhere with this. He has taught me quite a bit and I just try to take it all in. His knowledge and skills are amazing.

I've got a feeling this rod has got some very good "mojo".

I appreciate the kind words everyone. I've got a couple of simpler builds coming up and will share pics of those as well. But this one will always be very special to me

Awesome, just awesome.:clapping::thumbsup:

Very detailed, nice work. It would be an honor to whoever you are building that rod for. The guy Gunny you spoke of sounds like a true mentor.