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Frantz BUCHOT

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16 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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16 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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16 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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16 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
My first attempt with an iron ferrule
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16 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
I have looked for such an agate ring for so long..and it was really worth waiting for it
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16 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
This is the first Bamboo rod I've ever built. A FE Thomas Taper, 7' wt3....it casts very well.
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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
For a good friend of mine who wanted a real black rod...I managed to convince him to add a green trim band
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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
The handle and the reel seat are made of "sumac".
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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
A rod I built for my brother, a very light one for sight fishing in our small clear rivers
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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
Here it is! I finally finished this rod with a mapple handle and made up my mind for some blue thread and golden guides!!!!
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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
My last project, I have turned an handle and a matching reel seat in mapple wood for a Forecast 9'
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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
A rod built for my friend Pierre, with a special cork handle designed only for him (Gordon type. I have tried to build a sobre rod, so as to meet his demand, I hope he will appreciate.
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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
A rod in process, as you can see I haven’t planned to use any CP, I think it will better match the blank colour (a kind of brown honey) and the wood. As soon as I figured out how to take better picture with my new camera, I will post some nice ones.
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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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17 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
First attempt to turn/shape wood handles with matching reel seats. I still have some doubts about them: slippery when wet ?
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18 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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18 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
I was having a walk in the woods that surround my home so as to find some mushrooms when I found this piece of wood, you can not really the colours but I can tell you that they are really nice… I am really looking forward to turning a reel seat with it.
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18 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
I have turned those two handles with the same cork coming from wine barrels caps, I really like the result. I haven't applied any finish on one of the reel seat yet.
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18 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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18 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT

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18 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
For the explanations see the other picture
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18 years ago
Frantz BUCHOT
I wanted to share with all of you my last experiment... Where I live in France I am surrounded by vineyards, so I have asked to one of the guy I know to give me some cork, the one he uses for his barrels... I have shaped an handle with it and the result exceed my expectations. The look is great and the handle looks "denser" and more solid.
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