Hello
First Off Welcome ! You Came To The Right Place For Help In Your Quest For Budget Fiberglass Rod Building Help And Advice !!
Trimming a rod blank irregardless of material is a needed basic rod building skill that should be seen as a normal task,if your afraid of trimming a blank or are having issues,you're either using the wrong method or suffer from a lack of coordination or both.
It's a skill that should be learned early on as we very often need to adjust ferrule fit on blanks before any work can proceed,often we need to trim a blank butt section to make an adjustment for the reel seat I.D.,also cutting sections to be used as butt extensions etc.
A few years back I put up a bunch of Sceptre blanks each and every one of them needed to have the ferrule re-qualified/trimmed.
Should I have scrapped the lot ???
Or is it that your only trying to steer folks away from a certain supplier in favor of others ?
Graphite ? really you would rather a new comer to Fiberglass Rod Building work with Graphite because you think Graphite Blanks are better made.
FYI this is the Fiberglass Fly Rodder's Tackle Tinkering Forum, we primarily discuss
Fiberglass Fly Rod Making ,Building,Rebuilding,Restoration,Etc.
Occasionally we may have threads where other types of material are discussed however we don't as a rule recommend that a new comer work in another medium.
The guys question was "Budget Friendly
Glass Builds".
To That I couldn't agree more that the fellow was on the right track.!
If you have any problems and need help or someone to talk you through the ferrule fitting process on one of the A.R.E. blanks or any other, don't hesitate to contact me I'll help all I can to be sure you get the proper fit.
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ARE's Klassic Glass sound like the perfect choice for what you want to do. They are not Winston blanks, but the price is right, they are fun to build, and they are decent fishing rods. Don't let ferrule gaps stop you, after all, this is not your first rod build and you know that tuning the blank is part of the game. If the gap is a problem, I have not found a Klassic ferrule fit that could not be fixed with a little judicious trimming of the female ferrule. The 7' is a 3/4 weight, and the 7'6" is a 4 weight.
As to your question/comments about the P.L.G. blanks Yes Archfly purchased the lions share of the P.L.G. blanks I had in house as I'm winding down due to health issues.
I held out a handful of the 7'6" blanks where I already fitted reel seats and flor grade cork,a few of the 7'3" P.L.G. blanks that I re-taper to make my 6'8" Ultimate replicas ! hopefully god willing.
"The blanks were not copied,the broker mislead Mr Jenkins by promising that his blank tapers wouldn't be offered to anyone else.
Then after Mr Jenkins did all the work to mimic the feel of bamboo in a fiberglass medium,the broker offered the blanks to all takers,first in Europe and then here in the states in a different color."
Or at least that's my understanding of the situation.
Unfortunately this created a cloud of uncertainty about the origin of the blanks,The bottom line is that the P.L.G. make a fine fiberglass fly rod.
Steve Jenkins is a honorable man,Steve is one of the finest Rod Makers in the World in my opinion a fellow whom I'm proud to call my friend.
The Rods That Archfly is putting together on the P.L.G. blanks are second to none.
As Rod Makers we all have our own style,While Archflys style may be different than Mine or Steve's possibly a mixture of Classic and Contemporary ? the rods Look and Perform Absolutely Outstandingly !
Now I'm sorry for hijacking your thread !
Tight Lines And
Budget Fiberglass Fly Rod Building Loops
Andy M
PS
Carl next time your trimming a blank give me a jingle I'll see if I can help you sort out your issues.