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10 years ago
Russ Miller
This is a custom turned double reverse wells handle made from curly maple along with a mortised reel seat made from Olive wood.
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10 years ago
Russ Miller
Custom turned mortise reel seat made from olive wood with Bellinger gold cap and ring hardware.
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10 years ago
Russ Miller
Custom turned Western style grip and reel seat made from Western Cedar. Dual slip rings and butt cap hardware.
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10 years ago
Russ Miller

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11 years ago
Russ Miller
The western style handle was turned from some fantastic curly maple and the mortised reel seat insert from some olive wood with nice veins. Reel seat hardware is dual slip rings and butt cap.
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12 years ago
Russ Miller
This fly rod has a custom turned western style Curly Maple handle with a Maple Burl insert. Reel seat hardware is a U5 uplocking reel seat. Wraps are NCP Royal Blue with Pearlescent Trim Bands.
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12 years ago
Russ Miller
This fly rod has a custom turned curly maple western style handle and a mortised cocobolo reel seat insert with cap/ring hardware.Wraps are NCP garnet with NCP white trim bands.
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12 years ago
Russ Miller
Here is a custom turned bullet handle(Diamondback Classic Style)and mortised reel seat made from spalted maple. The reel seat has dual slip ring hardware with butt cap. Blank is a G. Loomis Mahogany 6'6" 3wt, 2pc .
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13 years ago
Russ Miller
Custom turned maple burl double reverse wells handle and mortised gaboon ebony reel seat insert. Nickle silver dual slip ring and butt cap hardware.
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13 years ago
Russ Miller
Custom turned curly maple handle(western) and maple burl insert. Nickle/Silver cap/ring set
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13 years ago
Russ Miller
Custom turned curly maple (western) and red cedar insert. Nickle/Silver cap/ring set.
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13 years ago
Russ Miller
Custom turned maple burl handle and cocobolo insert. Nickle/Silver cap/ring.
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13 years ago
Russ Miller
Custom turned curly maple handle and gaboon ebony insert. Nickle/Silver cap/ring.
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13 years ago
Russ Miller
Custom turned cocobolo handle (undersized) with cocobolo insert. German nickle/silver cap/ring.
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14 years ago
Russ Miller
Custom 6" double reverse wells handle turned from maple burl. Mortised reel seat insert turned from Lebanon Cedar. REC uplocking slip ring with butt cap.
Forum: rodboard
14 years ago
Russ Miller
This rod has a customed turned western style maple burl handle with a cocobolo reel seat insert with mortise. Nickle silver cap/ring configuration for the hardware.
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14 years ago
Russ Miller
This rod has a custom turned wester style handle made of beautiful claro walnut. The reel seat insert was turned from a unique piece of spalted maple. Uplocking hardware was used.
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14 years ago
Russ Miller
This rod has a beautiful custom turned spalted maple handle along with a gaboon ebony reel seat inserts. The hardware is dual slip rings with a nickel silver butt cap.
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14 years ago
Russ Miller
This rod has a custom turned 6" maple burl handle along with a gaboon ebony reel seat insert with mortise. Nickel silver cap/ring configuration
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14 years ago
Russ Miller
Close up of reel seat.
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14 years ago
Russ Miller
I turned the western style handle out of claro walnut and the reel seat insert out of spalted maple.
Forum: rodboard
14 years ago
Russ Miller
Turned the handle from some maple burl and the reel seat insert from some cocobolo. Reel seat hardware is a cap and ring configuration
Forum: rodboard
12 years ago
Russ Miller
Custom Fly rod with a Curly Maple western style grip and a maple burl insert to go with the NS Cap/Ring hardware. Thread wraps are NCP green with NCP white trim bands. Fuji style hookeeper with single foot guides.
Forum: rodboard
12 years ago
Russ Miller
The handle was turned from curly maple and the reel seat insert was turned from birch burl.Opaque green blank with gold single foot guides. NCP green wraps with HT metallic gold trim bands. Topped off with the Notre Dame decal.
Forum: rodboard
15 years ago
Russ Miller
Turned some custom handles for my new lathe tools out of curly maple. I will use these to turn new handles and reel seat inserts.
Forum: rodboard
15 years ago
Russ Miller
Some fly rods I just finished up. Customed turned all the handles and reel seat inserts.
Forum: rodboard
16 years ago
Russ Miller
Here is a topside view.
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16 years ago
Russ Miller
Turned a Western style grip out of Maple Burl and turned the reel seat insert out of Cocobolo. Dual slip ring hardware with domed butt cap.
Forum: rodboard
16 years ago
Russ Miller
This is a rennovated Diamondback Classic 8056, 6 piece travel fly rod. I replaced the cork grip and walnut reel seat with a custom turned maple burl handle and a gaboon ebony reel seat insert. I also refinished the rod blank and the wraps.
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16 years ago
Russ Miller
Custom turned spalted maple western style grip with mortised reel seat insert. Nickel Silver cap and ring hardware.
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