I am not sure how close the placement of these wraps are to original, but I had to cover notches that someone had actually carved into the bamboo to mark wrap placements.
I guess I should be grateful that they had not varnished those red and blue wraps so cleanup was not bad. I took a bit of a leap on the red and black combination, but I really like the way it looked on this light bamboo - I am assuming Calcutta Cane. Those intermediate wraps were a bitch, I fully understand why many charge a dollar a wrap for each one. Luckily the vintage Champion thread I used wrapped wonderfully and I was pretty proficient after the first section. It is fortuitous because my next project is to finish a vintage 9 1/2 foot Montague Fishkill. If no other paying jobs show up, look for those pictures next.
