I've built a couple for myself and different family members. I usually use 1 piece of 3/8 red oak plywood (I like the look of red oak) and build a center cabinet w/ doors (much like an entertainment center) for holding reel boxes, oil and grease, misc, tools for tuning and repairing reels. I just extend the bottom out past the cabinet and add hooks on the top to hold the rod. You could do somet
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Can't wait for the reviews.
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A heat gun is the way to got but be careful when you're working with it (shrink) is doesn't take much to blow a hole in it. The company I work for uses shrink to wrap our boilers when they leave here and it's pretty tough stuff. Good luck.
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Russ Pollack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We apply a coat of CP before we do the overwrap > and the finish. > > Uncle Russ > Calico Creek Rods That's what I've always heard.
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robert smith Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > matthew > unhide your email done
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As this is my first post, 1st off, I really appreciate the site. I've been lurking and reading for a while and finally joined. I just started building for personal use and have learned an enormous amount here. I'm using a 7' 8-12 line weight G Loomis blank and I would really like to use a slpit rear grip. With this style grip, can you move the reel seat back a little (to get it closer to the b
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