RodBuilding DVDs by Randy Putter Parpart
5 Titles | Various Rod Building Techniques
Rodbuilding DVDs by Randy "Putter" Parpart
| Title | Content |
| Feather Inlays | Shows applying feathers with color preserver. Discusses the uses of Permagloss and varathane, also. Two feathers are inlayed on top of one another and the video shows and explains how to re-lay the feather if the CP has dried. It explains trimming of the feathers and also how important picturing the final inlay in your mind is before starting. This video simplifies what many starting builders might consider something as being too complicated to try. |
| Marbling Primer | Shows many of the pigments used for marbling and explains the importance of different pigments and finishes in epoxy marbling. It shows in detail the author’s method of marbling as he rambles on and on…LOL! |
| Narrow Trim Bands | Shows wrapping a guide from start to finish with three trim bands of several threads each. There are many, many ways of doing these and this video shows how to wrap over a thread and use it for a trim band and then wrap over the end of the trim thread again with the main wrapping thread. This leaves a pretty uncluttered look to the final wrap with no threads overlapping one another and just the buried threads under the main wrapping thread. |
| Waterslide Decals | Filmed on one of the Global Rods, this DVD explains in detail how to get waterslide decals on your custom rods without a hitch. It fully explains the uses of both Micro Sol and Micro Set solutions and the role each plays in this. Waterslides were never easier! |
| Braids & Diamond Wraps | Shows how to use Gudebrod braids for the underwrap of a decorative wrap and how to tie off both ends of the braid underwrap without using thread. It shows how to use 3 different braids to create a diamond wrap on top of the underwrap. It shows many of the different Gudebrod metallic (HT) and holographic (Electra) braids. It also shows a neat trick way of tying off the braids using thread. |
