There is a post by the head of NFC that says it doesn't automatically void the warranty. I'll go with his opinion. I'm just building for myself and my son...so I'll take the risk.
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What do you use to take them down?
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I didn't see mine at first. Didn't know there was a decal until I saw it on another blank and then looked through the plastic bag again and there it was.
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Well, to me, it's significantly more difficult to wrap the thread neatly and to push them into place. I'm sure there are plenty of people with the experience and skill to do it. I'll learn, but as I'm only going to build a couple more rods in my life, it's not something I would have chosen (had I known). I'm not blaming NFC, I should have done more research, as I never expected or knew there wer
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I'm going to give it a try. I do wish I had done more research on the NFC blanks.
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Thank you all!
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I got my new blank from NFC and it has ridges on it. I tried a couple of test wraps and the ridges make it pretty hard for me to get the wraps tight and in line. I'm using A size thread. I did a search here and found that some people suggested sanding them. When I asked NFC about that I was told that sanding their blanks would immediately void the warranty. I'd appreciate it if you could give
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Terje, Can you share a picture of what that looked like when you were done?
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Thank you...I will check the Snake guides out.
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Hi All...thank you for admitting me to the forum! It has been about 50 years since I've built a rod. Back then I used Fenwick Boron blanks (saved paper route money for months) and still fish those rods today. I'm now old, but have a 15-year-old son that loves fishing and is learning to fly fish, and I want to make him a rod. I've purchased a North Fork Blank (LMX FAF905-4) 9'0–5 Wt. For fres
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