Page 10 of Fly Fishing Equipment Master Catalog Volume 6 by Golden Witch Technologies, Inc

natural stone stripping guides red agates consistent solid but translucent red most a blood red little or no color variation within the stone very consistent ring shape excellent quantities 8 9 10 11mm red banded agates vivid yet traditional we recently received a new stash of red banded agates that range from subtle to stand-out all have traditional red as their base color but each has stripes bands striations lines all manner of linear markings no two are alike limited quantities 8 9 10 11mm white banded agates this is a catch-all for both striated stones that are primarily clear or white with white and amber bands as well as for a few mottled white stones translucent by and large very consistent ring shape exceptionally limited quantities 9 10mm yellow banded agates now these are hot stones but rare like the red banded agates listed above these stones are boldly marked with red orange white and clear striations in each the dominant color is yellow and that ranges from a vivid marigold through soft lemon and on down to pale primrose you ll know this is a yellow banded agate and not an agate banded with yellow exceptionally limited quantities 8 9 10mm blue agates this patriotic color is vivid while not what you d call traditional it is a striking color excellent quantities 8 9 10mm midnight white agates yes an accurate description as these agates are pitch black with a translucent shimmer and they are vividly banded with white striations these are striking stones that will call attention to your next rod excellent quantities 9 10mm speckled jasper this is a jasper with a panoply of color interwoven through a stone that is primarily amber or antique gold there are hints of brown black purple jasper is by its very nature a lumpy stone the internal diameter of each stripper is consistently round but the outside of each stone often features minor waves which can be visible entirely functional and unique strippers opaque exceptionally limited quantities 9 10 11mm black white jasper this is a jasper with a bovine aura it is angus s favorite there are blotches of black on an opaque eggshell white background the pattern is remarkably like that of a holstein sadly not like a black angus entirely functional and unique strippers these are much more consistent in ring shape than the speckled jaspers limited quantities 9 10mm jade this is a translucent grass-green jade it is very handsome a few stones have dark green inclusions but most are perfectly even in color these stones are consistent in shape only slightly less so than the red agates limited quantities 8 9 10 11mm moss agate these stones look like moss see the large photo in the upper left corner of this page great-looking stones 9 10 11mm espresso beans these new strippers are a rich reddishbrown with dark chunks because of our affinity for coffee we ve chosen what we consider to be a truly appropriate name you call `em what you want but we think these strippers are as sweet as espresso in campo de fiore on a fine spring day or one might even say they re cool limited quantities 9 10mm natural stone strippers among their many benefits our gw stripping guides feature solid nickel silver bezels not chrome-plated brass bezels which are easily polished down to yellow brass our bezels feature a proprietary design which allows them to cup the stone more evenly and more securely than bands of either sliced tubing or sheet stock this unique bezel design also allows us to successfully band stones up to 20 narrower while still minimizing the number of stones that break during the bezelling process while our bezels are considerably more expensive to manufacture this expense is off-set not only by the higher success rate when bezeling the stones but by the cleaner aesthetic ­ nary a wrinkled bezel to mar your custom rod gwsg size stone $25.95 blued frames gwsg size stone blued $30.95 guide line sizes ever sit and scratch your top-knot for hours trying to determine what size guide to use on your creation here s a rough guideline 8mm 9mm 10mm 11mm 1mm 10 2-3 weight 3-4 weight 4-6 weight 6-8 weight 6-8 weight www.goldenwitch.com for real silk lines drop one guide size fax 717-738-4957

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