What a great site. Such fast response. I'll try the boiling water trick. To answer the other questions... it is a fairly heavy, smooth, solid metal cap. It has a short plug that fits into the reel seat but does not extend inside the blank itself (had to let the seat overhang the end of the blank). I used a metal file to scuff the OD of the plug edge. The seat has a rosewood insert. (I don't th
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Looks like a made a rookie mistake on my second build - didn't do a dry fit w/reel before gluing up. After gluing up the seat, grip and buttcap I find that my reel foot does not fit into the space between the sliding and static hood (not sure if static hood is the right term but you know what I mean). I have a fix in mind but don't know how to achieve it. Because it is an uplocking seat, if I w
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Does anyone know how I go about buying shade packs from the NERBs site? I don't see an order form of any type.
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Thanks Mike. I adjusted my settings so e-mail is viewable now.
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I am looking for recommendations of back issues of Rodmaker that might help me do my first decorative cross wrap. I want to do something more than a diamond or a chevron, maybe a spider or St. Johns cross or something ( I have 2 blanks I am working on now). I have Billy's book and have been reading everything I can on the web. I am getting a subscription to Rodmaker but I am sure there are back i
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Greg Foy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > maybe a downlocking reelseat would help? I was wondering the same thing. I have two 10' blanks (4 and 5 wt) I am ready to start working on. I have uplocking reel seats for them but now wonder if I shouldn't get downlocking. Anyone have preference one over the other?
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