Jinx would have cleared this debate up in a hot second... there's a huge hole/gap in our collective data base now only because Jinxy is gone. He was our go-to guy regarding -anything- fiberglass. All that knowledge went with him.John
Absolutely, I miss him for so many reasons.
John, I have never seen a pic of the insides of your shells.
Please show us a pic.
Are they painted black?
Be brave and take some lacquer thinner to the paint in a spot and lets see some green........or pink?.........or amber....or candy cane?
Green shells typically did not have X roving.
They were later and Allen had decided on no more X.
On Green Shells, some mesh cloth can be seen where the joint/meeting line was on the steel mandrel/sheets he used.
The rest was string type roving. Winding.........and winding.
Oh and dipping/coating too.
Ambers typically did have the X.[/QUOTE]
Oh man, I'm insulted! I did an entire thread on my Blaemires (with lots of pics,) that -you- participated in!
No more THC for you! Your short term memory is shot, bro! LOL
Just for you...
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... and here's a shot of the snare that Jinxy made for me... CryBaby
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Greg - I'm starting to think you're correct about it being a Fibes shell! Damn, if Jinx was around there would be no question about it.
John