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    Posted: 02 Jun 2011 at 9:19pm
We recently had the pleasure of a visit from the Barratt family. It was great to finally meet face to face after having chatted with Tom and Nat on the phone and email over the last couple of years Smile

Tom and Nat had a special delivery to drop off that was a little too large to try and send by post; a very special set of nude Gidgee lures carved out of Rosewood and mounted on a slab off the side of the Rosewood stump from northern NSW that was the source of timber for the lures.

Tom and Nat have put in a massive effort on this set of lures, and it will have a special place in my new office when I finally get to move into it.


The lures are all beautifully hand carved and painted by Tom, each lure is signed by Tom and inscribed by Natalie.



Natalie has made the slab used in the display a work of art in itself by hand carving the Gidgee Lures Logo in a cut portion of the slab while leaving the charred edges from the stump which makes for quite a dramatic effect Clap

Thanks again Tom and Nat, these are very special and were well worth the wait! Big smile




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I got a shed that ya can keep them in till ya office is doneBig smile
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Very ,Very nice Tony how good is that.Thumbs UpClapStar
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Alistair Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Jun 2011 at 9:33pm
Different than I had envisioned. It is better than I imagined it would be, and I imagined it would be pretty specialBig smile
 
Certainly a very very nice 1 off set.  That carving and colour of that backboard is pretty special.
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Wow...
What more can I say.
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Extremely nice Tony and a fantastic bit of work by Tom and Natalie.
Now I wonder what they could do with that 800mm long piece of striped Ebony log I have.
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Well done to the team of Gidgee Lures,ClapClap a lot of work has gone into that display, looks fanatstic, plenty of character.
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MAGNIFICENT, AWE INSPIRING, MULTI ORGASMIC, the superlatives would run out to describe that display set and the craftsmanship involved in its creation. Truly a work of art, well done The Barrett's................ and Tony (lucky bugger)

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Very nice Tony..ClapClapClapClapClapClap Great work as always Tom and nat..ClapClapClapClapClapClap
that's a really nice peice to have in any collection...SmileSmileSmileSmileSmile...Pete.
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Thats very nice indeed . . .
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That`s truly a work of art FULL STOP   Gaz
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Holy cow! errrr ..LURES !!!

looks fantastic Tony...truly awe inspiringSmile

 
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Originally posted by Nicho Nicho wrote:

I got a shed that ya can keep them in till ya office is doneBig smile
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I considered your generous offer Jas, and I'll have to say thank you but no as I just finished making my back-up tacklebox in the shed and now have a little space free for some more lures WinkLOL

p.s. Plenty of space there so I can reciprocate your generous offer by providing you with storage for those pesky Keith Baker Lures if you like Big smile



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nice rack Tony!Wink
 
geez Tom and Nat have done some beautiful work there both the lures and the stump are truly things of beauty
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COOL tony THEY look great buddy & beer fridge to boot ----COOLClapClapClapClapClapregards BOB
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Nice storage Tony.That is what was in the other half of my fishing room when we moved into the house.
Obviously I took it all out and extended my room.You have an interesting floor covering in yours.
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Will have to hunt around for those baker thingys tony, I think they are laying round the backyard somewhere, jack was using them in his slingshot last time I seen them.

Good to see your storage is getting sorted, but I still believe they would look better hanging in my shed, lovely piece of work in that timber slab, hope you have it out on display. Nice to see it someday, priceless.
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Mate that is as good as Monica Belucci in the nude! I cant believe how fantastic that looks. It would be the centrepiece of my collection.
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