Hello
Re; GREAT TO SEE NEW CONTRIBUTORS !!! What a difference a day makes let alone a weekend,Welcome to all you new comers to Fiberglass Fly Rodders,It's Great To See You Found Your Way Here.
The Weekends Belong To My Better Half, However I Occasionally Drop In But Have No Time To Linger.
Getting back to where we left off with Vlad.
Yes the Syncork web site I found was very informative,it included a great clip on how to bond and shape the materiel,also had a store where you can purchase the materiel for any of us whom might want to give Syncork a try on our next war horse rods.Vlad you should add a link to Syncork to our list of materiel suppliers at the top of the Rod Tinkers Forum.
Had to look up "Steam Punk", I'll have to Design A Rod Suitable For "Maximilian Meen" & "Professor Fate"
My Favorite Steam Punks !!
Hello Ben.
Nice job all around on your
"Culvert Special".
I'm very pleased that information you gleaned here contributed to helping you put together such a nice rod.
My Son lives and works on one of the islands,occasionally I either meet the boat or take the boat to visit with him.every-time I drive by the cranberry bog's the same question comes to mind.Wonder What Fish Are In There ??
Be sure and let us know if or when you find out !!
Our first rods that we craft are our roots that we grow from,your first looks amazing ! based on those roots I see truly outstanding creations in you future.If you contact me by PM I'm be happy to send a rod makers gift your way.
Keep up the good work. A Tip "A Clean Shower" or "Bathtub" is the most dust free place in the house.
It was the place I always recommended to my students concerned with dogs and cats with dusty messy spaces.
Hey Whirly Good Advice !!
I use an old Glass Faced Gun Cabinet converted into a drying cabinet,if the rods wont fit I hang them from the rafters to dry.
Minor imperfections after the varnish is fully set will rub right out with some thumb friction.
On a sunny warm day the sunlight bakes the finish outside especially good when painting blanks.
Avoid Micro Managing Fishing Rods !!
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Rod looks good, especially for a first attempt. Looks like a good match with that reel and hope to see some on the water shots in the future.
A Belated Welcome To FFR ! I Couldn't Agree More With Your Comments About Ben's Covert Special.
Looking forward to hearing and seeing more from you here.!!
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Plenty on the bench right now including a number of projects for myself I have been putting off.finally have time to get around to these including: a 10' hollowbuilt cane trout spey/switch rod from a blank by B. Morrow that has been sitting half-finished for quite some time and an 8'6" hollowbuilt Penta Payne 204 taper by W. Mann that has also been stashed away for a few years.
Most of my work is restoration/repair of cane rods and right now that includes a couple of vintage I will say upfront that green is my favorite color and a majority of my personal rods are wrapped in some sort of green or olive colored silk. In this case I used some vintage Utica/Gudebrod #565 dark lime green 2/0 for main wraps tipped with Kimono #302 Origami and included Kimono #351 Midori green tags at ferrules and signature wraps. rod (an 8642 and a 9050 Special) repairs.
One of the most difficult restorations is matching original Granger Green wraps used on many of the Specials, but I think I finally nailed a way to do this (see new wraps on snake guide and original wraps on stripping guide on top). Just need another coat of varnish followed by some sanding/polishing.
More relevant to this forum, I have finally decided to build out an original (CTS made) Epic 686 3pc blank in rare mocha color that I ordered many years back. This is my first non-cane rod that I have ever finished. This particular rod will be used for drifting the Bow River in Calgary for trout and wading some of the other larger rivers throughout western Alberta and B.C.
I will say upfront that green is my favorite color and a majority of my personal rods are wrapped in some sort of green or olive colored silk. In this case I used some vintage Utica/Gudebrod #565 dark lime green 2/0 for main wraps tipped with Kimono #302 Origami and included Kimono #351 Midori green tags at ferrules and signature wraps.
I will say upfront that green is my favorite color and a majority of my personal rods are wrapped in some sort of green or olive colored silk. In this case I used some vintage Utica/Gudebrod #565 dark lime green 2/0 for main wraps tipped with Kimono #302 Origami and included Kimono #351 Midori green tags at ferrules and signature wraps.
I will say upfront that green is my favorite color and a majority of my personal rods are wrapped in some sort of green or olive colored silk. In this case I used some vintage Utica/Gudebrod #565 dark lime green 2/0 for main wraps tipped with Kimono #302 Origami and included Kimono #351 Midori green tags at ferrules and signature wraps.
Hey Nice Bit Of Work You Have Going On Your Bench !,Welcome To FFR ! Glad To See You Sharing Here, I Quoted your comments so I could read them as I recognized and responded to them,It's A Good Habit To Get Into To Take The Time And Recognize The Previous Posters Contributions Before We Share Our Own.
This Curtsy Keeps The Topic Flowing And Everyone Interacting In Kind.
Hope you don't mind,Please understand I only edited out the mention of our current unmentionable situation per board rules.
I'm always busy with at least one Bamboo rod project on my benches as well,you mention quite a few your working on,is there one that your fixed on finishing currently or are you jumping from one rod to another ?
Some of these rods look like projects that you have recently finished rather than current projects or am I confused ?
The work looks and sounds to be well executed,thread matching can lead to madness,however matching threads is an addiction of mine,you can wonder through boxes and draws of thread for hours,full days can be spent color matching tinting finishes and staining threads.
My Comment above about avoiding micro managing is no jest.
Green yes Green is a Good Color one of my favorites as well,funny I just purchased a bunch of green thread last week off the auction site for a mini rod series I'm planning.
Wanted to make sure I had thread enough to do 20 rods.
Thanks again for sharing what you have going on your bench I truly enjoyed the process and pictures we love pictures,I'll get back to you again it seems before I'm caught up with everyone's post since my last.
DriftlessGood To See Your Aboard !!
paramount51
Welcome To You As Well ! Seems the thread and color preserver has been gone over,your Thread Work Looks Flawless !,I Really Love The Weave Of That Early Fiberglass.
Those original guides look like new,the rod was in good well used condition when you found it I presume ?
Never heard of Al's color preserver I've seen and tried more color preservers than people would believe.
The trick is to be patient,letting the color fixative material fully set/dry/cure before you add your top coats especially when using the dip or dribble methods.
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Seems many on here use exterior urethane for wraps as opposed to traditional tung-oil phenolic (or phenolic-alkyd modified) resin marine spar.
I'm rather diverse when it comes to finishes,the type of rod I'm working on or making often dictates the finish chosen.
The Depth Of The Rod Makers Here May Surprise You,You May Pick Up A Few Tips As Well.
Okay I'd say That about brings us up to date,last Friday finished stripping the blank on the H.I. 8'6" 3/2 Impregnated Cascade bamboo rod.
My goal last Friday was to get the H.I. Cascade blank sections stripped and shellacked and ready for a new grip and reel seat.
Between phone calls and my wife asking me to take care of a few things it didn't happen.
I'll get the blank in primary finish before I call it a day today.
Decided to go with a R.L. Cap and Ring reel seat from Ray,The Insert has a green emerald look and the grip choice will surprise you as well.
I'm going to wait until the work starts to share more.Think Green !
Yes as with the 9' Cascade Green will be the base color.
Managed to get the 8' 3/1 Old Yankee Blank wrap ready on Friday ,did the new guide selections sizing and spacing as well, that was a fun process,The rods ready to wrap just need to hand work my guide feet tonight,early start tomorrow,hope to have the rod in finish by Wednesday morning if nay sooner.
The 8' 3/1 4/5 Weight Graphite.
My #3 this week is a run over from last week,I'm having trouble deciding what I want to do with this rod.
Part of me wants to do a full on Restoration,The other side of my brain wants to strip the blank,and do A Complete Remake with some re tapering,add some double walled reinforcements in some key areas,dump the ferrules and make some plastic unions,yes unions .
A restoration will need new badging so I'll need some help with those decals,the rods not all that amazing with the original 5 guides on a 6'6" rod.
I Could Do A Rebuild and re space and size the guides to get the best from the blank.
One things clear I need to put this one aside and pull another from my multiple wrap ready projects to fill the # 3 spot this week.
Here's a shout out Anybody that's got a good decal program that's willing to help me please contact me in the PM I've got really good stuff to trade for good decals.
If I can source the decals that will help me make the Restoration Commitment.It's funny as I was just hammering away my wife called down to me letting me know the postman brought a package today !!
It's from my friend it's a fishing rod he recently purchased from the auction site,it's a bamboo fly rod with a loose ferrule.
I agreed to LOOK AT IT. Famous Last Words
I've Gotta Go Look At It Now, This Might Move Into the #3 Spot this week as a favor for a dear friend.
Thanks Again Everyone For Sharing,Welcome Again.
It's Really Great To See The Number Of Contributors Sharing Whats On Your Benches
Please Everyone Stay Safe ,Be Well And Be Kind !!!
Tight Lines And Having A Look Loops
Andy Man