Hi just like the title says where should I put a ferrule on a one piece blanks? Do you put right in front of the stripper guide so not to put a stiff area in the middle of the blank.
Thx
Pat

Pat,

I don't think there is a set rule where to put a ferrule. It depends on the length and flexibility of the blank. I have built some rods where all the guides are on the tip section. Some rods had the butt guide just below the ferrule.

I flex the blank and look for an area where there is minimum influence on the arc but still maintains the functionality of a two piece rod.

Have fun.

I assume you are building or installing a ferrule. Locate it so that the tip section is as long as you can comfortably transport and store it. The lower you have it towards the butt the better off you are for many, many reasons.

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For myself, If using a ferrule and making a 2 piece rod and wishing for the shortest overall length, the answer is simple.
Put the ferrule in the dead center of the rod blank and then you will have the shortest two piece rod that you can have because each 1/2 will be equal to the other.

But my preference for a ferrule on a one piece blank is to put it in the trash can and never change the properties of a one piece blank by adding a ferrule.

If you want a two piece rod, then purchase a rod blank that is made for use as a two piece rod. When today's multi piece rods are made the rod design engineers, design the ferrule into the rod so as to give on the smoothest transition possible with the least affect on the overall performance of the rod.

For myself, If using a ferrule and making a 2 piece rod and wishing for the shortest overall length, the answer is simple.
Put the ferrule in the dead center of the rod blank and then you will have the shortest two piece rod that you can have because each 1/2 will be equal to the other.

But my preference for a ferrule on a one piece blank is to put it in the trash can and never change the properties of a one piece blank by adding a ferrule.

If you want a two piece rod, then purchase a rod blank that is made for use as a two piece rod. When today's multi piece rods are made the rod design engineers, design the ferrule into the rod so as to give on the smoothest transition possible with the least affect on the overall performance of the rod.

roger wilson Wrote:
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> For myself, If using a ferrule and making a 2
> piece rod and wishing for the shortest overall
> length, the answer is simple.
> Put the ferrule in the dead center of the rod
> blank and then you will have the shortest two
> piece rod that you can have because each 1/2 will
> be equal to the other.
>
> But my preference for a ferrule on a one piece
> blank is to put it in the trash can and never
> change the properties of a one piece blank by
> adding a ferrule.
>
> If you want a two piece rod, then purchase a rod
> blank that is made for use as a two piece rod.
> When today's multi piece rods are made the rod
> design engineers, design the ferrule into the rod
> so as to give on the smoothest transition possible
> with the least affect on the overall performance
> of the rod.

X2

X3 - No use in re-inventing the wheel.

I would build it as a one piece rod.

There are lots of good, reasonably priced, 2 piece blanks on the market. No chance of screwing it up. AND, you have two rods. Can't have too many rods.