Russell Brown Floats

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Bob Brookes
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Russell Brown Floats

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As a fairly new member Russell has racked up a fair number of interesting posts on several subjects, which have had plenty of response.What hasn't come out of these, unless I have missed them, is that he is a float maker of note.

Not sure of the dates, as these days years seem to fly by, but is must be well over 10 years since I acquired some of his floats. I liked them so much I contacted him to make me a range of Nottingham (Brookes) Sliders, which I still have and have used while perching. We met just once at a very early Romsey Tackle Fair.

His floats were so well thought of that a couple appeared in Hooked on Floats alongside other great makers (Page 412). I know Andrew Field appreciated his work and he had some of his floats in his collection. I asked him to make me more but he fell off the radar and stopped making them. When I contacted him recently he told me the reason. I think that was the wrong decision but I will leave him to comment on that if he wishes.

Welcome Russell :Hat:

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Crikey they’re special. I love the checkerboard effect :Hat:

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Great looking floats there!
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Very nice indeed
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They are very nice.
We certainly have some very talented people on the TFF.
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Very nice indeed :Thumb:

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Very nice! Those sliders look very familiar Bob!
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Nice looking traditional floats.
Come on Russell, get some more knocked up, we all love to see the results of the float makers art.

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They truly are wonderful.The segmented ones show fantastic skill. :Hat:

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Thank you all for your generous comments.The 'segmented' floats were my signature Grandmasters.They sold very,very well in all styles,ie Avons,Antennas and Bobs.I think I may have even made a big Grandmaster Pike Slider for someone.In a box somewhere are my last 3.Possibly fluted balsa Avons.No...tell a lie,I've still got a fluted CORK Avon.I couldn't decide if I liked it or not so I kept it.

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