Billy vivona wrap book

Posted march 17, im trying to understand what billy vivona is showing in his book. Nerbs members are mike joyce, billy vivona, mark blabaum, doc ski, al ciner, ralph scaglione, mike mcgivney, sean endres, paul rimbeck, victor ghini, rich schwarz, mike garone, jim rippe, mark daley and mark fisher. The book to learn this and many more patterns can be purchased directly. That does not mean to automatically wrap everything as tight as possible. Vivona authored the book decorative wraps, which is a must read for anyone interested in the craft of rod building. Im picking more up the more i read the sections over. Jun 18, 2020 decorative wraps by billy vivona this informative book has 50 pages, more than clear illustrations, charts, size guides and stepbystep instructions on all phases of rod building. Rod builder mark blaubam got the inspiration for this spider web design from a pool cue he saw at a woodworkers convention. This allows you to analyse and understand how each pattern forms, something that is very difficult to visualise when just reading from a book. I attached 2x3 to the studs under the sheetrock via long screws and use scre. This book contains 52 pages and over detailed illustrations. Sep 29, 2016 decorative wrap by billy vivona scales or curved triangles the book to learn this and many more patterns can be purchased directly northeastrodbuilders com stufftobuy decorativewraps html more. Billy, 1st, thanks form the reply, i dont have anything to go by, trying to figure out the pattern just by looking at other rod pictures.

Dwpa is a collaborative effort from david boyle, author of the visualwrap and visualweave software packages, and billy vivona, author of the book decorative wraps. May 12, 2015 i was looking at the book billy vivona wrote, apparently he explains how to used the program he designed in the book ill start with the book for now. This book by tom kirkman of rod maker magazine will show you how to build casting, spinning, fly and trolling rods in a way that a beginner can understand and from which an old pro can learn some new techniques. Fuji reel seat, eva grips, fuji concept o guides, single color guide wraps, gloss or matte color blanks. This long awaited 82 page book by billy vivona is a must have for those who want to take their decorative wraps to the next level and beyond. There have been times when half way through a wrap i decided to add anothe pattern on the 90 and 270 lines. Rods are only built on rodgeeks xcomps which are designed by billy, to see what billy is working on check him out on facebook and take a look at an article on biily on. Includes rod design, cork handles, determining spine, foam handles, installing tip top, wrapping guides, finishing wraps and tips for a decorativr finish. The best part of this book is that it provides exact thread spacings from point to point, which is lacking in dale clemens book.

Rods are only built on rodgeeks xcomps which are designed by billy, to see what billy is working on check him out on facebook and take a look at an article on biily on bassmater. If you have thread from both sides you will have a different spacing guide that will. With some of the tricks he learned in that book, and some advice by master rod building friend robby turner of surf and turf custom in naples, he feels like he finally turned the corner on thread art, and is now truly happy with his work. Billy vivona the wizard of rodbuilding thu november 1, 2007. What yb do with the spacing charts is add a little bit, so if it says 2mm, ill leave 3mm. The next nc nerbs rodbuilding gathering will be held on saturday march 27th at my place in salisbury nc, we will be putting a limit of 20 people on this one. The custom rod builders guild member spotlight rod. Sorry loo, i really cant remember the number of passes on the rose wrap. Also included are basic fresh and saltwater leaders and trout and panfish leaders. Billy vivona staten island, ny website the nerbs fb page my fb page feature builds click thumbnail to enlarge return to expert rod collection rodgeeks web store is. Here is the arrow pattern and here is the table from the spacing chart for the arrow. By the way this is my fourth attempt at a closed wrap, your book is awsome billy v. The wings and head are not in the right proportions. All threads will measure out a little bit different.

Garcia, ryan seiders of flex coat, billy vivona, jim upton and more. I picked up billy vivona s book years ago but havent found the time to try out anything this wild. The questions have to do with understanding his nomenclature. Recently he purchased billy vivona s book on decorative wraps. I think everyone for your help, but if you have an in with someone there that can flush out all of my past info so i can start over, maybe thats a way to go, i dont. This means i would only need the 0 and 180 lines but i always mark up all four. Color patterns and visualwrap milt dereyna threadcentral. Our marketplace offers millions of titles from sellers worldwide. This well written guide covers layout, spacing, pattern selection and sizing, thread selection, shading and fading, wrapping, packing, tie offs and finishing. Billy posts almost daily on rod building you cant keep a good man down. Billy explores and instructs the reader in the use of visual wrap software, a computeraided design and layout software program also available from mud hole. Ivvona are correct that it is a reference to the size of the wrap.

I have seen some amazing fish and diamond butt wraps on this site and am. I decided to make 8 passes on this pattern so the star will be pretty large. Then came facebook, followed by the nerbs, followed by vivonas book. Decorative wrap by billy vivona, scales or curved triangles. Topics covered in the book are thread, color preservers, gradient fading wraps, setup, keeping track of your work, thread packing, tying off your wraps, epoxy, visual wrap software and. Billy explores and instructs the reader in the use of visual wrap software, a computeraided design and layout. Clemens, ehler, doc ski, and billy vivona too, and that surely leaves a lot of. Decorative wraps by billy vivona custom fishing rods, bamboo fly rod, thread art. See more ideas about custom fishing rods, custom rods, rod. Sbs decorative wraps the north american fly fishing forum. Drawn from his years of experience building rods and teaching others, billy takes you through layouts, sizing, spacing, shadingfading, setting up, wrapping and packing. I am trying to make the bird stand proud of the wrap using d metallic thread. Build new cross wrap patterns based on a common language introduced by dale clemens in his book custom rod thread art view patterns wrapping threadbythread on the screen.

Find the books of billy vivona, flexcoat, nuno paulino on the different ways to design a wrapping for your blank. Decorative wraps by billy vivona is the book to learn how to do this edited. Also included are over patterns and time saving thread spacing charts. The custom rod builders guild member spotlight rod building. This is a masterful book filled with detailed information that will open up a new world for you. Being able to space the wraps appropriately for a premade design is the only thing that has me scratching my head so far i hope the book covers that, hah thank you for the responses, gentlemen. Fishing rod builder social site fishing rod building. Decorative wraps by billy vivona you need to be a member in order to leave a comment.

Dec 26, 2012 this particular wrap is a single axis wrap. Fishing rod builder social site fishing rod building suppliers. Decorative wraps by billy vivona this informative book has 50 pages, more than clear illustrations, charts, size guides and stepbystep instructions on all phases of rod building. You are correct that it is a reference to the size of the wrap.

Ive known about this product for some time, and even inadvertently bought billy vivona s book some time ago thinking it was a tutorial on how to do decorative wraps. Help wdecorative wraps by billy vivona rod building. Decorative wraps by billy vivona custom fishing rods, custom. For example on page 32 there is an arrow with spacing a.

Here you will find all of the most popular titles from legendary rod builders and authors, such as dale clemens, tom kirkman, l. All things rod building page 6 dedicated to the smallest. Billy vivonas thread art and wrapping instructions book. Jan 30, 2021 i had a 4wt tiger eye that was laying around and thought that id try a pinwheel from billy s book. Thanks for posting and it is a treat to see you here billy. This book is helpful, instructive, easy to understand, and will help you bring more of your catch to the net. Thanks guys, ive started to reread the section on deciphering a pattern. Well after another thread today, i decided to look into this a bit more. This longawaited 82 page book by billy vivona is a musthave for those who want to take their decorative wraps to the next level and beyond. Billy vivona custom rod prices 2020 the base prices include. Threadcentral download store book by billy vivona billy vivona s book has taught a generation of rod builders the art of decorative wrapping.

Today, with vivonas leadership, the group has more than 7,000 followers. Will include your book today when i place my order w mud hole. I have wrapped a few drift rods and am now working on a few plunking rods to go after chinook and sturgeon on the columbia river. In 2004, he founded north east rod builders nerbs a passionate group of individuals dedicated to pushing the limits of rod building creativity. Billy vivona s book takes cross wrap a step further by teaching you to innovate and expand upon the basic principles of cross wraps. Just some thoughts on decorative wrap patterns and how to improvechange them. Topics covered in the book are thread, color preservers, gradient fading wraps, setup, keeping track of your work, thread packing, tying off your wraps, epoxy, visual wrap software and much more. Billy vivona staten island, ny website the nerbs fb page my fb page feature builds click thumbnail to enlarge return to expert rod collection rodgeeks web store is back open. I was trying to move strickly from left to right and the program actually works from the center of the first pattern working its way out or right, up, bottom depending on the pattern. Oct 22, 2019 vivona authored the book decorative wraps, which is a must read for anyone interested in the craft of rod building. Hi all, im trying to understand what billy vivona is showing in his book. More details to come soon, if you wish to attend please post up. Book by billy vivona billy vivonas book has taught a generation of rod builders the art of decorative wrapping. This new book of cross wraps will introduce you to over 100 unique patterns.