I'm about to wrap my first rod, and was planning on using the Forham locking wrap to keep those single-foot guides in place. Won't this wrap make it difficult to reposition the guides after I'm done--i.e., to align them perfectly before finishing? Is it critical that the guides be aligned perfectly before wrapping?

I try to have them as straight as possible when I wrap.....but they can be adjusted after using the Forhan method. (before the finish).

Ray

I am a pretty inexperienced builder and I have heard much about this wrap, but i can't find anything on how to do it. Can somebody point me in the right direction.

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With the Forhan Locking Wrap you can move the guides a slight amount before adding the finish. This could be effected by how tight you are wrapping the guides but I find I can adjust them when needed. I try to get them positioned correctly before wrapping and do so most of the time. But this is not the case 100% so a little moving of the guide can be done if I must.

If you use proper tension, they can be moved. I wasn't paying attention the other day and wrapped one on almost 180 degrees from where it should have been. With a little finesse, was able to work it all the way around into position.
Remember, heavy tension is NOT what secures the guide. Thread tension is more to hold the guide in place until finish is applied. It is the thread that provides a source for the finish to bond to. SO the strength of a wrap comes from the melding of the epoxy and thread into one (not literally, but in effect). Truthfully, finish doesn't even adhere to the blanks very well, this is evident by removing guides that have been finished. Once your cut the wrap,. it just peels right off.