Thanks Roger for the extensive detail, it is very helpful to my current project and for future builds.
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Thanks Ron
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Thanks John and thanks to everyone who has taken the time to help! Mike
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Thanks William and Tom, the wooden dowel was my first thought, however I wanted to make sure there were no pitfalls to doing this. Mike
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I failed to mention this rod is 11'6" so I cannot apply the epoxy with the male and female engaged. Thanks again, Mike
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I have the female ferrule wrapped, my question is, since the end cannot be chucked into a wrapper or dryer, how do most secure this section to apply and dry epoxy? Thanks John, Tom & Bruce, Mike
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I am building my first two-piece Steelhead Salmon rod and unsure of the conventional way of applying and drying epoxy to the female ferrule wrap. I have some ideas of what may work however; I would appreciate some expert advice. I have put a great deal of time and effort into this rod so far and would hate to mess it up at this stage. Thanks again for all of the past help, Mike
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Thanks Tom, this is wearing me out! No disrespect intended because I do appreciate everyone's time and comments! Thank you all for your contribution!
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Thanks Norman!
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Thanks Chad
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My consensus comment is based on what I have read and may not be accurate; I recently attended a rod building class put on by a master rod builder and he was quite adamant about the effects of color preservative. I have been struggling with finding threads which maintain color once the epoxy is applied and the primary reason for my request for help. Thanks again to all for the help!
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Being a relatively new rod builder, I would appreciate insight into the significance to strength and durability of treating thread with color preservative. It seems the consensus is that color preservative causes the connection between the blank and wrapping to be not as strong as untreated thread. My question is, how significant is the deficiency and should treating or using treated thread be av
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Thanks to all for your recommendations and comments, I truly appreciate the help!
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I have a Finwick spinning rod with the female ferrule wrapped like your recommendation however the male end looks like it has a plug in it? Thanks for the help!
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I am starting my first two piece Steelhead rod build and would appreciate help with the proper treatment of the connections.
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Excellent; necessity is the mother of invention!
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Thanks again for all of the help!
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Thanks again Roger, this makes sense and helps a great deal!
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Being a novice, I have read a great deal about this and am somewhat confused, from what I have read, it seems to be fairly evenly split on the importance.However I attended a beginner’s rod building class and the instructor, a 30 years plus rod builder, who does incredibly beautiful work, went to great lengths to demonstrate the proper technique for spinning a blank; although I have yet been able
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Is it important to spine a two-piece blank, if so is it done in the same fashion as a one piece? Thanks, Mike
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Thanks again for your support and guidance!
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Thanks to all for the support, I appreciate all of your comments!
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Spinning
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I have purchased a Rainshadow XST1383F blank to build a steelhead rod for my brother, he generally river fishes for late run steelhead in Michigan, which often includes icy conditions. I have built a few rods and experimented with different methods for guide spacing, including the Morton Micro Guide Graph. I am definitely a novice and this being my first steelhead rod I would appreciate guide and
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