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Tyler Beard
Registered: August 2006
Location: Midland, TX
Posts: 7
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I made this handle and reel seat from briar, the wood from which I also make pipes. I thought therefore, it would be appropriate to show off the handle and seat with a pipe.
This is my first fly rod build. It is a Dan Craft Sig V 9' 5wt. Andy Dear was a HUGE help in the creation of the handle and reel seat, and Dan Craft answered lots of my piddly newbie build questions. Thanks to both guys for their generosity with their time and expertise, and patience with a newbie.
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Keywords: Fly Rod Handle Pipes
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Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244
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Thu August 10, 2006 1:09am
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Nice!!! the grip and the photography!
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mark blabaum
Registered: June 2006
Location: Southwest - Wisconsin
Posts: 1,282
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Thu August 10, 2006 8:15am
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It looks like you have some diverse hobbies. I like the matching pipe in the back ground. How do you make the pipes? Are they carved or do you turn them on a lathe as well. By the way the handle looks great.
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Tyler Beard
Registered: August 2006
Location: Midland, TX
Posts: 7
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Thu August 10, 2006 11:39am
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Sometimes I can turn portions of a pipe, but most of the shaping is done freehand on a sanding disc. Briar has odd properties that make it good for pipes, but difficult to carve with a knife. It tends to come off in small chunks. That can be made a "feature" though, and some cool finishes can be done on ugly blocks of briar. See the second pipe in the background with the bamboo shank? That one is briar that has been rusticated.
Thanks for the kind words.
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john timberlake
Registered: July 2006
Location: clemmons nc
Posts: 116
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Thu August 10, 2006 5:33pm
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very nice i really like that briar. it has a lot of character. where do you get it? is that something that grows in the permian basin out there.
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Rich Matranga
Registered: October 2005
Location: Folsom, California
Posts: 120
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Fri August 11, 2006 4:25am
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You have a lot of talent. With this being your first fly rod, I can't wait to see your future work! Very nice craftmanship. The back pipe has a very interesting texture to it.
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Steve Kartalia
Registered: August 2005
Location: Westminster, Maryland
Posts: 21
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Fri August 11, 2006 7:11am
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That grip shape is beautiful and looks very comfortable. This picture makes me want to re-grip a lot of my rods and start smoking a pipe.
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Mick McComesky
Registered: March 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 556
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Fri August 11, 2006 9:38am
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Really nice work and some very pretty wood. Do you have a gallery somewhere of your pipes?
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William Bartlett
Registered: March 2005
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 102
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Fri August 11, 2006 12:38pm
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Tyler,
I smoke pipes and dabble in restoration also. I was wondering what briar would llok like in a grip. This answers my question, beautiful!!!
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Tyler Beard
Registered: August 2006
Location: Midland, TX
Posts: 7
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Fri August 11, 2006 3:35pm
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Wow, thanks for all the kind words guys. I get my briar from a few different places, all of it European countries on the Mediterranean. The briar in the handle happens to be from Greece. My website is currently down, but should be up sometime this weekend. I know there are rules about links to other sites so I will just say that Googling: Tyler Lane Pipes, will find my work. Look for a link to "Past Work" on my site. I had on my site (before I moved it to its own domain) a bulletin board and photo gallery for pipe makers that was just like this site. William, you might be interested in that forum. Google: pipe makers forum, to find it at its new domain.
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