Hello Everyone.
The right color choices on that "Sparkler" are only what catches your eye,ours are only suggestions.
If your trying to spend less time on the blank than you should defiantly forget about messing around with color preserver.
Save the Color Preservative For Your Next Masterpiece,Besides should you decide on Gold,Gold Without CP makes for a very nice look I actually prefer the Old Gold look and think it would help mute the Sparkle some.
V dub those inserts look really sweet,Can't wait to see what you and your inspection team come up with for the finished rod.
Your team did you right last time I think you should consult them.
Somehow I get the feeling whatever they pick will be just the ticket
It was brought to my attention yesterday that while we all seem to be enjoying the Bamboo and Graphite projects they appear to becoming more of a focus here lately.
This was an observation made by one of the guys that I have the deepest respect for,in truth he does some amazing work with bamboo himself.
However he seldom if ever showcases his work here.
When this site was first started we had no Moderators,We Self Moderated The Site,If a member thought you were out of line they sent you a message and you took their suggestions as they were intended.
Believe it or not the self moderation still exists,at lease among the members whom have been around long enough to be able to remember.
The suggestion was made that I should consider taking my future Bamboo Projects Over To The Bamboo Forum.
The point was well received and taken.
My Friend wasn't the first to make such comments,recently actually others made comments about my Graphite project sharing,those were more or less kinda ribbing comments but now I see they were not jokes,also got the feeling my friend also had heard rumblings from others as well.
I Feel the same way when we get on Boozing,Smoking,Sports Cars,Guns Or Other Stuff That has Absolutely Nothing To Do With Fiberglass Fly Rodding.
Fiberglass Fly Rodders Is A Very Special Place And We Need To Do Everything We Can To Keep It As SuchThe 8' 3/1 IM 6 Was Whipped Up yesterday with the exception of the tip top that will be taken care of when I close this post reply and get to work.
These will be the last shots focusing on my Graphite Bench Doings.
The thread work went rather quickly the rod was wrapped with 9 guides not including the tip top in about 2 1/2 hours yesterday.I'm going to finish the thread with water based Polycrilic followed by a few coats of U.V. Stabilized Clear Coat after I script the blank of course.
Won't be sharing the finish process.
Where The Rubber Meet The Road.
A Few Shots Of The 8'6" Cascade Blank in the cabinet.
I'll post a few photos of this rod when its finished then be done.
I've got too many upgrades going on to not show the finished rod now.
As a Side note the reason I'm am Doing both these 9' and 8'6" H.I. Cascades,when we are all able to get together again and embrace our family's,My plan is to give my Daughters 2 sons each one of the Cascades as an all clear party gift.
By the looks of things this 2nd one will be done just in time.
The new stainless steel chrome plated H&H guide set with a Salvaged/Repurposed period correct agate stripping guide clade in nickle silver.
The Thread Is Going To Be Gudebrod Size A Nylon In Kelly Green without color preserver,that will match the original color very very closely.
This weeks #3 rod wound up being another Bamboo project,a 8' 2/1 Herters that showed up at my door for a "LOOK" with a very loud clicking female ferrule.
I'll make short work of the repair I may even just replace the brass ferrule with some nickle silver.
Considering I don't have any Fiberglass projects currently on my bench I'll finish up these projects I have in hand then come back when I have a Fiberglass Rod Project to share.
Still have Lots &Lots of fiberglass rod blanks and 100's of fiberglass rods that need re tinkering.
Have a couple of 7'6" 2/1 5 Weight Black Fisher Blanks that I have been holding for a very long time they should be brought out and put up.
That's about it for now
Please Keep Safe,Don't Jump The Gun,Keep Your Faith,Be Generous And Kind !
Tight Lines And Fiberglass Loops
Andy Man