So if I do the boil method to loosen a grip and reel seat from a blank I have epoxied them to,will

the grip delaminate in the boiling water? I used titebond 3 to glue them up.

Mark Warnke

Black Swamp Custom Rods

Very possibly.

There is another method for removing the grip. You'd have to drill out the rod blank by using a slender brass tube to effectively bore the grip just outside the rod blank.

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Boiling cork will not loosen the bond to the blank as the cork is a very good insulation. The Titebond between the cork rings might delaminate if boiled long enough.

Mark,
On a recent build which ended up having problems, I wanted to save the grip. I ended up drilling out the grip and reel seat and did save it. But, by the time that it was all removed from the blank, I had enlarged the hole in the grip and reel seat so much as to make it unrealistic to use again. But, drilling does work, when you do it carefully on the lathe.

Be safe

Tom what is this boring technique you speak of?

Take a brass tube that will fit over the rod blank just barely, and use it to bore/drill the grip off the rod blank. You'll have to cut the rod blank just a big above the grip. It will help to sharpen the end of the brass tube. Chuck the other end in a drill. You may have to plug the chuck end with a wood dowel or similar to keep from crushing it in the chuck. This is a slightly tedious operation as the tube won't bore as easily as a regular drill bit. If your grip is very long it'll also become harder and harder to keep boring as you go as the friction between the brass tube and the cork grip continues to increase.

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time is money, not counting the cost of supplies, is it more effective to just get a new one an start over , if you just want to prove it can be dun
go to it , my 2 CTS on this

William Sidney
AK

William,
I have to side on the "start over" idea. I did one rod where I recovered the grip and reel seat. It took about 3 hours one evening and at the end of the night, I had the grip and reel seat with a hole in it that was really too big for a fit that I was willing to reuse.
So, at the end of the day, I scrapped out the parts and started fresh.

Basically not worth the time to try and save
Find sales on pre-made handles Get several long ones and you can cut and shape
I would suggest seal them after you fill them so the fill does not fall out

Bill - willierods.com

Thanks for the info Tom.
Thanks to everyone who helped out. I have decided to start over...heck I can fix the little things I didn't like
about my first handle.