Yep Jann's is good. I live about 45 min from them so driving down is easy. However there are times when maybe the weather stinks or it's just cheaper to pay shipping than pay for gas. I've ordered on Monday and had my stuff in a day. Several times I've called the store and gave them my order. Drove down and they have it waiting at the desk. To me that's killer service.
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I may have some Gudebrod twist left also.
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Anything over $150-175 is going to be hard to get for a South Bend. As a comparison I recently sold a somewhat sought after South Bend 291 in excellent condition and was hard pressed to get $300.
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Going to ICRB for the first time and I'm pretty geeked.
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I've gone to using old school double edged blades. In fact Shark brand makes a half blade. About $8 for 100 on amazon.
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Nooooo. Don't use putty. I just walked another board member thru this. Message me and I'll sent you the instructions.
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Rex, either way click on the name or unhide your e mail so the person can contact you directly.
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Bamboo repair is 99% of the work I do. Contact me and we'll talk..
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I've got a PAC Bay wrapper but I've used a CRB tool tray on it with no problems. To me the PAC Bay,,and AmTack look the same
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I've got a PAC Bay wrapper but I've used a CRB tool tray on it with no problems. To me the PAC Bay,,and AmYack look the same.
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Like Jeff I too have used Epifranes. But if you are only doing one or two Montys for fun then you could go with something more generic and easier to get. A lot of guys like Ace hardware space in the green label can or even Minwax. To preserve I use Bloxogeyn and I decant into the varnish proof bags from Woodcraft that you can squeeze the air out of
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Try the Permagloss in a very small area. I've had issues in the past of the Permagloss dissolving the old varnish. If it works great if not I would go with spar varnish, which is traditional. Usually a 9' Monty works well a 7 wt.
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Pictures would help but having seen a lot of Heddons,since the old factory is kind of close I'm going to make a guess. I'm guessing an earlier no.1 sport special
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I've used epoxy for just such a glue up. Also to second John's post about the dust. I keep a squeeze bottle of water handy and try to keep the antler wet when turning. It cuts way down on the dust. Think of going to the dentist and getting a cavity drilled. You just have to remember to wipe everyting down well when you are done to prevent rust.
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or if you have the listing number.
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No rush. If you want to send the pictures direct to me also I'd be more than happy to look at it.
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We still want to see pictures.
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I'm just going to ask a few questions to maybe help with the 2 pc mystery. Is the rod 6 sided or is it round? How heavy is the rod? a rod that size should have some weight to it. It the rod is round then my guess is that it's early glass painted to look like bamboo. We all need to see pictures.
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To Echo what Gary and John stated. a Good time was had by all. there were some great sessions on everything from begining building to repairing bamboo rods, decorative wraps and what else can you do with your building skills and tools. The pot luck lunch was great. A great big Thank You goes ouot to all the sponsors who contributed and supported the event.
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Many times a bamboo rod will feel different to two different people. the same rod may cast a 6 wt for me but you may feel it needs a 7. the easiest thing to do is to see if your local fly shop(there are still a few of those around ,right?) has a few different lines you can try. Having cast a lot on Montys my guess is that you are looking at a 7 wt or even an 8 wt due to it
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Bill, much of the reason that the rod twists is because of the way it is made. Let's compare a small one or two person shop putting out maybe 50 rods a year tops to one putting out 500 rods a week. the small shop will take the time to make sure that the blank is striaight after glueing and binding. it's an easy 5 min process and yes it eliminates many problems later
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Yep the technique Ken offered works also. If you're really brave and feel lucky you can do it over the burner of your gas stove. Don't try it on your first outing.
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I've been getting a lot of requests for "Howard Johnsons turquoise and orange"
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In the past we have stayed at the Holiday inn Express in Lake Lansing. It's about 20 min. from Laingsburg. and close to good restaurants and Michigan State University(Go Green)
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You have two choices here. Fix it right or hang it on the wall. Moving the guide over will only make things worse. taking the twist out is fairly easy. 1. determine where the twist starts. i.e. is it just between a guide or is it longer. 2. you need to gently heat the entire area that is twisted. use a heat gun on low if you have one or a hair dryer. gently heat the areakeep t
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Here is a taste of what's on the agenda for the event weaving/cross wrap demo and discussion repurposing old bamboo fly rods. what to look for and what to do. not confirmed but there may be a wood and acrylic turning demo. round table discussion on finishes and techniques beginners corner(bring your projects for advice) also new products show case the member swap table and as R
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I know it's monday after the show and everyone is still coming back or on overload but here goes. I've got a guy who wants a 10' Center pin rod. I know where he fishes and can see his reasoning. sinice I can't find any manufacturers that make one that short her is my thought. use a 10' fly rod blank. looking at the numbers and diamensions of a 13' CP blank and converting to a
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Phil, I felt that Bill implied that there was more to building a rod from a blank than there actually is if one were to start with a premade blank and prehaps dissuaded the posters idea of building a babmoo rod.
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Bill B, what Michael is talking about is assembling a rod on a bamboo blank not actually building one. It is no different that any one of us buying a graphite blank and assembling it with our choice of compents. When one actually starts from scratch with a clum of bamboo, splits then planes the taper and does all the other steps to make the blank and final rod can we say they ar
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got to agree with the "grip is the biggest concern" statements. I just replaced two grips on rods for a guy. he bought a pair of factory rids with split grips. after 1 season he said he wanted them changed as they were causing hand cramps for him. easy fix and he is happy.
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