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Title: What i've been up too this week
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 24/01/2013 at 16:37
This cold snap has Kick started my creative juices.
So i've been Building :z16

Guess what............. :z4 :z4 :z4

(http://i48.tinypic.com/wmjy3t.jpg)

Sandy
Title: Re: What i've been up too this week
Post by: Hamish Young on 24/01/2013 at 17:40
Oh ffs......  :X1 another  :? :!
Title: Re: What i've been up too this week
Post by: Irvine Ross on 25/01/2013 at 08:35
A bonnie looking rod Sandy :z14

Another hollow build with no nodules?

Irvine
Title: Re: What i've been up too this week
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 25/01/2013 at 10:37
Hi Irvine

Not this time, this one has Garrison staggered nodes and is solid. Its varnished instead of impreg but has a taper and action very similar to the hollow one.
Much easier to make and to be honest, doesn't feel much different to cast with :z6, which in some ways is rather dissapointing given the disparity in effort, and in others is rather cool , because it makes a cracking rod a bit more affordable. :z18

This one is a Barrio "Wairua" 7ft 6" 4wt, this is the 3rd one we've built and so far they have all been beautiful casting and fishing tools with a great deal of consistancy in action. :wink
Its based on My Hollow rod and is far too similar for my liking :z10 But does give us a great potential product :wink

(http://i50.tinypic.com/ete8ox.jpg)

Now the house is finished i hope to get a few built this year :z16

Sandy

Title: Re: What i've been up too this week
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 25/01/2013 at 20:14
more tasters

(http://i49.tinypic.com/2zhgppk.jpg)


(http://i49.tinypic.com/o9mjqw.jpg)


Sandy

Title: Re: What i've been up too this week
Post by: Mike Barrio on 25/01/2013 at 20:24
Great photos Sandy :z16

Cheers
Mike
Title: Re: What i've been up too this week
Post by: Marc Fauvet on 25/01/2013 at 23:41
SIC on bamboo ?! surely you'll go to Hades for that dude.... !!!  :z4 :z4 :z4
Title: Re: What i've been up too this week
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 26/01/2013 at 08:40
Occupational Hazard i'm afraid  :z4.

I'll take quality and function every time over Aesthetics (although i must confess to not being a fan of Agate for any purpose :z6) .
They are built to be fished with, my options are usually Sic or Cermet (but i can't seem to be able to get any more Cermets :cry) so now the options will be Chrome or titanium (personally i love the Ti rings, now they are pretty :z7)


Sandy
Title: Re: What i've been up too this week
Post by: Marc Fauvet on 26/01/2013 at 09:17
haha ! can't wait to try out that lil' gem at the Gathering. i'll bring along my Snakecharmer for all to play with as well. (it's got an agate thingy but i need to change that to something classier)  :z4

cheers,
marc
Title: Re: What i've been up too this week
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 26/01/2013 at 09:23
I'm aiming to get there too this year, will depend on shifts and i must check out the dates :roll

Will be bringing my Own one as well if i do go. So it will be fun to try out some others :z18

Sandy