New to board.

Before I start buildind my first rod complete I am rewrapping some old but good rods. They seen to be coming out very good for a begginer.

But a question that I haven't seen answered in some of the books I have......

How many layers of thread are required or how many do you use to actual hold down the foot of the guide. I did my first rewrap with 3, now I am doing 2....should it only be 1?

Thanks, Jon

Do you mean an underwrap, place the guide on top of that and then wrap over the guide feet?
Or do you mean 3 layers on top of the guide foot?
1 layer of thread on the guide foot is plenty on light tackle.

On top of the guide foot Larry.

I am a salt water rod user. Presently rewrapping boat rods.

For holding line guides onto the rod blank:
One OVER-WRAP per guide foot is sufficient,
using any size thread (2/0 - E. Most prefer size A).
An Under-wrap is completely optional,
or even totally UN-necessary. ... -Cliff Hall+++

It takes over 40 pounds of pull to rip a line guide off the rod blank. You would often destroy the guide frame or snap the rod before the guide pulled out of the wraps. ANY SIZE THREAD will provide 3 to 7 times that amount of holding power.

TITLE: "Gudebrod Thread Table: Strength & Weight of Guide Wraps for Size 2/0 - E" For general reference, a Table of Calculated Strengths and Weights of UNFINISHED Gudebrod Thread Wraps for Sizes 2/0-E, for Silk, Regular Nylon, NCP and HT Metallics, assuming a thread wrap bandwidth of 1 cm, around a rod blank of circumference of 1 cm (OD = 1/Pi = 3.18 mm), is available at: [www.rodbuilding.org]
(Calculated values, not direct "in-situ" measurements.)
-Cliff Hall+++, Gainesville, FL-USA*****



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/01/2006 03:03PM by Cliff Hall.