I have been experimenting with the colored texalium for rod handles. When I cut the tubing I get some chipping on the edges and I wonder if anyone knows how to get a clean cut without the color chippng off. I think the color(red,blue, or green) is a layer over the silver color because the silver shows at the edges when bits of color flake off. I am using a small chop saw that is supposed to be for cutting blanks. It works great on blanks. I have wrapped masking around the spot that I wanted to cut and it still chips. Any suggestions are welcome.

Will Dornan
Jackson Hole, WY

Will, I use a wet tile saw with a smooth diamond blade, it dosent chip the ends and the water helps with the fiberglass dust that seems to irratate my hands. I use the texalium with a aero spinning seat so the end under the reel seat is ok, but I have had the butt end flake after using a few times. To correct this I put a small decorative thread wrap on the end and finish it, havent had any concerns after that.

Mike Thompson
Thompson's Custom Rods

It is impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so ingenious!

Hello, I quit useing the texalium handles for that same reason, I even talked to todd at mudhole about this problem, and the ones pre cut from lamiglas also were chiped on the edges. I went back to the carbon fiber handles.