Playing around with colors for the flames. Need more practice; another rod :)
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Four axis 3D boxes, 00 Red Silk with size A Black nylon on Lamiglas ultralite, 6mm diameter.
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First closed wrap; Thunderbird. HT Electra Gold, NCP 541, 209, and 340.
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Lamiglas 7' #4 ET844 3pc Appalachian Travel. Broke "during cast".
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Playing around with a rod for a friend. Used an open diamond wrap to boarder some waterslide pics. Also trying open ended instead of trimming.
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Gudebrod Trimar, Size C, Color 541G MTGold/Brown with FishHawk, Siza A, Gold #3 Trim.
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Left Hand casting reel grip (no switching hands between casting and reeling). Getting the sleeve to shape properly was a bear but I eventually got it.
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This is a rough first draft but it works and saves a lot of shaping time especially since I don't have a lathe.
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Ferrule tool with velcro cable tie attached.
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Split grip with waterslide photo collage. Waterslides on guides and butt cap too. Butt is EVA with Parachute Cord wrapped and inset.
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Playing around with waterslides. CP'ing the decal edges seems to help make them less visible under the epoxy. Rounding the corners of the decal seems to help too.
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A matched pair of Tiger Eye fly rods for my nephew and his dad. Feather inlay. Engraved butt.
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I've still got the first running guide offset so the snake isn't pulling full duty as a bumper on this rod. I've gotta check castability, durability, and side loads before I'm fully confident in using the snake with all 180s.
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Diamondite marbelizing pigments, red flames, over Black Carbon Sleeve on Foam Core Grip.
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First meal sized fish, 16", on my Mo inspired ultra-ultra-lite.
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With a little twisting and turning this snake guide makes a good bumper guide for a spiral wrap.
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Don't forget to look at the Tartan wraps to see some of the effects you can get without CP
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I've built a bunch of first rods for young nephews and have found that an underspin reel is easier for them to handle and learn on than the old standard "button on top" closed face reels. Another advantage is that they can upgrade to a regular spinning reel later on. Some advice I've found useful is to not build a childs rod in a particular childish theme such as some cartoon characte
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Does anyone have spool diameter and blank to spool center dimentions for an Abu Garcia Orra SX60?
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I like the Papilio white paper decals, haven't tried the vinyl yet though. I use the same procedure that Mike Danek outlines above. I print on plain paper first to make sure I get a good fit.
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Minima seat with hump... very comfortable...
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I used Kevlar thread on a military themed rod and it's extreamly hard to work with; it's slick and just getting the wrap started is difficult. There is no stretch so your tie off could be tough too. The thread will leave lots of little fuzzies to stick up through your first coat but they're not too hard to clean up for the second coat. The colors on the thread I used, yellow and black, were bl
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By tying to the tip you flex the blank in it's natural curve. Then you position the guides so that a line, with just enough tension to keep it taut, passes through the guides forming angles that match the blank curve as closely as possible. This causes the line tension from the force of a fighting fish to pull on each of the guides in a way that pulls the blank along its natural curve and you e
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> In your example "A" is collecting return postage on every blank sends out. The vendor would estimate his cost of return shipping as a percentage of sales; example, for every 100 blanks shipped they may expect 5 to be returned for whatever reason... with an estimated return shipping of $20 per blank, 5 * $20 = $100 in total estimated return shipping costs... divide that by the 1
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>I don't think that I understand what you're trying to say. Are you saying that the buyer can't rely on the sellers >advertised price plus a one time shipping and handling charge but must factor in all possible future expenses >should the item be defective? I guess that you are implying that the buyer is responsible for the cost of fixing >any junk that the seller sends to him.
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The buyer pays for it regardless of whether it's paid by the buyer on an as-needed basis or if the charge is covered by the seller and built into the cost of every blank they sell. When making a purchase you need to compare more than just the line item cost.
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I've been putting Lumiseal coats on a set of four fly rods and thinking I needed something between the micro brushes and my favorite spatula. I took a disposable brush that was hardened up and with a few slices of a razor blade made a mini spatula. Works great on those little guides and the "in-between" guides too.
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Golf grips Ferrule tool Steeler's emblem from a shot glass Military uniform buttons Jumping fish cut from a set of earings Charm bracelet dangles Pennies, nickles, dimes, quarters Orthodontist wire Waterslide Decals
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My favorite crappie rod is a drop-section fly blank but a less costly alternative, especially if your kids are tough on the rods, would be the lightest weight fiberglass blank you can find; the soft action makes it easier to flip light jigs with a side cast. If you want a faster action then the Mudhole unsanded blanks will work well enough. I've built quite a few kids rods and would highly re
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Hay Billie V... dis cud bee gud fur ewe!
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