Most of this stuff is really dated. Some back as far as the late 60s. I did my share of cross wraps long before any books or sharing went on in this industry. Only thing older than this is CAVE PAINTINGS and I refuse to show ya'll my work in that area. LOL Heck some of this stuff might have to be carbon dated just to find out how old it really is(just like me) The last couple I did just in the last year or two just to make sure I still knew how to do it. Us older types have to worry about CRS
Which ones were the older ones?? They all looked good to me.The 4th image of the purple ribbon weaved in and out has me scratching my head...but I WILL figure out the pattern.lol. I think its genius in its simplicted and gorgeous in its outcome.. The rest are also text book...thanks so much for posting those Doc!
It is done in bands, Terry. Sometimes I go the same direction twice which is why it appears to go over some things twice and then under something. Just a little mind game I used to play like my maze too. Wish they were text book, my text book and I could retire to my favorite Baja fishing area forever. LOL Oh yeah the last two are the recent ones they are horizontal.
Those are some of the more interesting I've ever seen....they make me stop and think of how you did them, where a lot of the ones I see don't. The last vertical Black & Gold is also very striking. The details in it are what gets my attention. That is one I would like to immulate on my own rod. The maze and the phoenix are cool too...is that one of the first phoemix wraps? I don't know the history of it?
Terry I dont think you can give a totally accurate historical time line to cross wraps. I was doing this stuff on my own in the late 60s, No books, No Sharing, No videos and No internet sites(maybe cave walls). I develoved every cross wrap on my own and thought I was the only one who knew how to do them (other than those who wanted to learn and I taught) Then I got stationed in Australia for a few years and when I came back the Clemens books were on the market and I found out people across the country were doing some of the same things. Who was first, well God only knows. Now a days thank goodness we can share and the craft grows because new and fresh minds get to look at previous work and expand on it/improve it. Today we have hundreds of wrappers doing incredible work. Some I have met personally in the little group out east called the NERBS(they made me an honorary member) Great work and great guys. Several I have gotten to know and cherish their friendships. Short answer yes the phoenix is one of my first wraps not seen on the west coast til then.
