Turned from the same piece as the fighting butt.
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A closer look at the Birch Burl fighting butt with small button end cap
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Birchbark with Stabilized BirchBurl Seat/FB. Ends are chocolate and white acrylic. Winding check is turned from the same piece as the FB
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Single foot Fugi Ti wrapped with Fishhawk "A" Metallic and coated with 4 coats of Lumiseal
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This is my latest. Laguna,Birchbark and Corian for trim. Seat and butt are stabilized birch burl on REC hardware
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Grip is made Black Ash Burl, Box Elder Burl, Corian and Laguna Burl Cork. Winding check and butt cap are corian. For more photos and a little more check out my blog
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This is a tree that the beavers took down. I found the absolute best bark is laying partially in the water for at least one season. The bark comes off very easily. I was able to select the very smotthest bits of the tree. Just a stanley knife and scraper is all thats needed
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Tough work when your getting eaten alive by mosquitoes.
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Grip is Stabilized BA Burl, BA Burl Dyed Black,Natural burl cork. B+W accent rings(each one faced to.030") along with ends are corian. Accents within cork are .050" BA Burl. Seat is BA Burl dyed black to fit REC fittings
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Just finished turning this.A mix of burl, corian and burl wood without finish. Im thinking about CA. I'll probably modify the shape a little once its glued up. Grip is 1 1/16" @ biggest dia I have burl wood material to match for the seat and fighting butt with some nice light sapwood in it.
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I had some left over material so I made these handles on some steel rods for gluing up my grips. I remove the mandrel after clamping. The handles just made it easier
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A nice fish to break in a rod. 10' 5 weight.Caught on a #16 CDC Emerger. Fish was challenging to cast to as it was rising inches away from a fallen log. The extra foot gives the option for a big slack line cast for times like this!!!
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Here it is with finish on it. Threadmaster turned by hand. I listened to Mike Barkley and left the finish alone once it was on!! A few bubbles and some bleed. I was going to cut it off but Ill leave it for now. I always feel that my finished projects are way to flawed. Im far to picky and thinking medication would help? :>)
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I posted this handle awhile back before it was on the rod. It was a bit dirty so sanded and put a crosswrap in front of it. REC hardware with rosewood insert
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I finally got some Maderia and tried my hand at a butt wrap. I just made it up as I went along. It kinda looks like asparagus!!! I couldnt put it down once I started and found it quite addictive. After seeing all the impressive work on here I said to myself "I want a rod like that". Next purchase is Billy's book!!
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This is my first attempt at the nail knot method for doing trim. I usually do pull through. Can anybody who uses this method tell me if this looks correct? I notice theres a small bump. Is this a problem for finishing as I like to keep the epoxy to a min. TIA
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This is my first attempt at a BB handle. Ends of grip are Laguna Burl and Burnt. It only has the first coat of oil on it. It for a 10' 5 wt. The feel of the bark is VERY nice!! Thanks to Antti for sharing the idea and to all of those who answered my questions.
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Thanks to Dave Orr for posting. I ground it first with a stone then finished it with paper to get a fine edge. Works GREAT. I found that it cuts cleaner if you use the same pilot hole in the backing board for each one
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One wall cabinet for fly reels, tippet material and fly boxes
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This is the 8' wall. I decided to put my flytying stuff here.
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I got these metal baskets for a steal at the local Homebase.I think they will be great for stuff like cork, wood and other handle materials. This is one of the floor cabinets
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One cabinet for my building bits
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Finally finished it. Really going to enjoy working in here. LOTS of light and should be easy to keep clean. The room is 12 X 8. I wish it was bigger but it will do for now.
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Heres the nut removed with mandrel in collet
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Heres the rest of the mandrel sticking out the back of the Mini Jet
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I got this Axminster collet chuck for use with Andy's mandrels. I thought it would be good because you can choke the mandrel as short as you like for reel seat work. Collets for it go from 1 mm to 16mm. This one is a 7mm to 8mm with a 5/16 mandrel. See the other photos for more detail.
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