I'm going to demonstrate my newbieness here by asking a seemingly dumb question.
Is a rod wrapper the same thing as a power wrapper?
If so what is the difference and could somebody post some pic's or links to each so I can see the differences.
I would appreciate this a lot.
Thanks
BjR

Look on the phot page under "Tools" and you will see a lot of pictures of wrappers and other good stuff.
If you click on the "Library Tab" above there Is an article with directions for building a wood wrapping jig.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/12/2006 01:00PM by Bob Crook.

A rod wrapper is just that, a hand wrapping tool.
A power wrapper is a wrapper but with a motor for faster wrapping .

" A power wrapper is just a way to get to your mistakes and see them earlier" ... Does that work? LOL

Make more mistakes more often ?????

I'll put my two cents in here and say that as a beginner, you should not be thinking about a power wrapper. I think it's important to learn good hand wrapping techniques first. If all you build are freshwater rods and/or fly rods, you may never need a power wrapper. A power wrapper is nice to have for long underwraps on saltwater rods, which would be monotonous (but not impossible) to wrap by hand.

That being said, a power wrapper can be handy to have for reasons other than wrapping. It can usually function as a dryer (rotating the rod a low RPM while your winding finish sets up). You can also turn cork grips on some power wrappers. It's not a bad thing to have, but definitely not any kind of necessity.