A Fellow brought a rod to me today to have the guides replaced, he's not going to fish it it's for display. the rod is 6' 5" long Square STEEL with Cork grips. To make the Challange more interesting the Guides are mounted with Brass Sleeves. So I carefully cut the brass sections with a dremal tool
Ten had to use a sharp Awl and a small plastic mallet to split the brass and peel it off. Looks like the brass was Silver Soldered on to the steel,a couple of the guides are still attached to the brass. I will have to file the solder spots flat and then rewrap,might use Copper Thread to reattach the new guides

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/02/2013 08:36PM by Barry Thomas Sr.

That sounds like a challenge alright. You might consider a brass metallic thread to do the re-wrapping since that was the original.

Barry to get the solder off use a Butane torch and a damp rag. That will wipe off no problem. I would heat the guides the same way. That brass is just a band used to hold everything together. Kind of unique if you ask me. To hold them in place just re solder them on with silver solder and flux Then wrap over that.

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My Grandfather had one like that in his wood shed he use to use for Trout. Man that brings back memories. I bet that rod was built around 1944. During the war they used what ever they could find to fish. That brass are probably old cartridge cases. It is not as hard to do as you think anyone can solder.

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I had a square steel Tru-Temper casting rod in the early 50's. It was a hand-me-down then, but I believe it had the original rod wrappings, which I remember were green silk thread. The thread took a beating on those four 90 degree corners, and I had to re-wrap the guides. I suspect the wire and solder you found on your blank are not original. This was my first "rod building" project, and my only source of instruction was instruction in a Boy Scout Manual on how to whip finish the end of a rope.

That will be a really cool display keepsake when you get finished Barry.And yes that will be a little bit of a challenge for sure

Wow !

I am really curious on who was the maker of those monsters! Thats the only word that comes to mind for me on this! I have seen the bamboo, wood, heavy glass, graphite but that one I have not seen yet or even come across. I would have to pass up the opportunity to even begin to restore something like that! I will have to retake a crash course on my metal skills to even begin the project LOL . Very interesting pics thanks for posting them !

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Like I said before my Grandfather had one just like that and a telescoping rod all metal. That would be a honor to re due something with that much history.

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Was told by another builder that the corners are VERY hard on Thread Wraps

Nice project. For display I would take a dremel with a buffing wheel and jeweler's rouge after and bring that shine out. Take the solder stains off it from the heat.