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hookjaw23
Post 01 Dec 2019, 21:31 • #1 
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Recently finished up another Steffen... this time an ever popular 8' 3/4. Buckeye burl seat w/ a carved/blued butt cap... blue/green accents tie in the green agate nicely.

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Seano94
Post 02 Dec 2019, 07:34 • #2 
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Absolutely stunning, I love the green accents. Will be ordering a Steffen in this size from you one day. Would have to spec a piece of meteorite like you have done in the past.
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Tomah
Post 02 Dec 2019, 08:02 • #3 
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Beautiful!
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picketpin52
Post 02 Dec 2019, 10:22 • #4 
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Very pretty-- love the cool pastel green accents and the butt cap -- how did you get the peppered, crater effect? is it some sort of hammered metal?
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hookjaw23
Post 02 Dec 2019, 11:42 • #5 
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the butt cap is hand carved brass using a small engraving tool... then blued and polished to knock off the high spots, leaving the bluing in the crevices...
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pgbuilt1
Post 02 Dec 2019, 22:56 • #6 
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Just amazing craftsmanship , as always ...
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Newfydog
Post 02 Dec 2019, 23:00 • #7 
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With Ohio State ranked #1 that gorgeous Buckeye burl seat ought to be a hot commodity!
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zeb2011
Post 03 Dec 2019, 06:00 • #8 
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very nice and great looking insert.

Nico
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Baldknobber1
Post 03 Dec 2019, 11:39 • #9 
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Always enjoy your work
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Heddonist
Post 04 Dec 2019, 06:37 • #10 
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"With Ohio State ranked #1 that gorgeous Buckeye burl seat ought to be a hot commodity!"

Not so much North of Ohio!

Heddonist
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Eastslope
Post 06 Dec 2019, 09:54 • #11 
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very nice work, quite unique.
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dustdog12
Post 06 Dec 2019, 10:15 • #12 
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That reel seat is as good as it gets.
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billh
Post 06 Dec 2019, 10:23 • #13 
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Very nice workmanship. I hope to achieve this level of rod building one day. I want to add ferrule bands to my builds, do you make those or buy them, if so where?
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carlz
Post 07 Dec 2019, 11:52 • #14 
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billh wrote:
Very nice workmanship. I hope to achieve this level of rod building one day. I want to add ferrule bands to my builds, do you make those or buy them, if so where?

I've been building rods for 20 years and I don't come close to Matt's rods.

He makes his own ferule bands, turns his own inserts and in general puts together the most beautiful looking rods.
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hookjaw23
Post 07 Dec 2019, 21:42 • #15 
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Thanks guys. Yes, all the turned metal hardware/wood turning is custom made by me. I experimented w/ making my own guides but it's tough to beat what Snake Brand and our agate artisans can produce... I've learned that if I can't make it as good or better than what's available, I should leave it to the experts. I will say if you get into this deep enough, nothing beats making all your own stuff. The possibilities really become endless!

-Matt
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billh
Post 08 Dec 2019, 17:59 • #16 
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Thanks for the reply, everyone on this forum have been very helpful and are glad to help those of us that are just getting started. I have been turning my own grips and just acquired a wood lathe so that I can start turning my own inserts. Maybe one day I will tackle the hardware also I have some machining in my background.

Bill
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hookjaw23
Post 08 Dec 2019, 21:58 • #17 
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Bill,

great place to start w/ cork and wood. If you have some machining skills already there's nothing inherently complicated w/ most hardware... it's mostly just tubes... but fancy... or in some cases, really simple if you like the mid-century look... :)
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toddemurph
Post 09 Dec 2019, 06:10 • #18 
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Matt creates beautiful rods!
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billh
Post 09 Dec 2019, 10:08 • #19 
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Matt, thanks for the info and encouragement, you make beautiful rods!
Bill
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