show your work, please ;-)
sound like fine old fishing rods, pics of the results will be good to see..
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the ease of guide removal compared to the epoxy finish I used on the offshore rods I wrapped over the past several years, is mainly why I figured varnish would be fine for these old spinning rods.
Good idea. Made the mistake of building a new glass blank with epoxy, decided I didn't like the job I did, but can't face the work of getting the epoxy off.. prefer varnish for everything, pretty much.
I have a Wonderod #1285L 7' rod from 1952 in color Green Jadite, unsanded with the spiral ridge, so it looks like one of the funky new colored glass blanks. The guides are grooved so really do need replacement, the cork handle is sadly worn and the slip rings do rather
slip. I've been hesitating on the full rebuild even though the new singlefoot guides are sitting there on my workbench..