I'm new to this forum and rod refinishing / rebuilding so I started with an easy project. Found what was described as a Chuck Dobrowski rod, 7'4" 5/6 weight. I loved the glass color, the wraps were excellent and already epoxy coated. Glass had no finish and the reel seat cap was busted off. Turned out the reel seat would not accept any reel foot due to small end cap size. I re-shaped and re-stained the wood to fit a reel foot then re-glued the cap. After checking discussions in this forum I settled on auto clear coat for the glass finish.
My goal is to rebuild, repair, fix rods into near original condition. A number of my rods just need fixes but I’m not skilled enough yet to make them look original. I have six basket case rods stripped and ready to work on this winter. I built a guide wrapping tool using a fly reel to provide thread tension. I hope practice makes perfect.