Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Rod Building => Topic started by: Rob Brownfield on 04/03/2014 at 17:42
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First things first, I needed to get my butt into shape. Final sanding tonight before I start on the grip.
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Please tell me you're not going to put that butt plug on a 4wt Rob? I've seen smaller butts on 12wts! :z4
How's the lathe working out?
Ben
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Glued up and ready to file/sand.
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After(ish) without any filler etc.
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And sort of complete. Need to do a little more fine sanding as the cork was not as good a quality as I had hopped for.
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And yes Ben, that butt is on a 4 weight. Its turned to exactly fit along my fore arm in the perfect balance point. The foregrip is slightly shorter too so that I can put my index finger directly on the blank. The 3 rings at the top are exactly where my thumg sits to give me a bit more feel as well. Feels really nice in the had and with the reel (and taped on rings) the balance is exactly where I want it.
Excuse the photos, they are off the phone. The last photo distorts the handle and makes my butt look bigger! :X2
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Cool Rob,
Be interested to see it when it is finished.
Ben
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Be interested to see it when it is finished.
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I did not get much done last night as I was playing around with trim bands and weaves to come up with something a little different but not to blingy.
I think I may just use simple whippings as the rings are blingy as it is. and then do some weaving on the butt and joints.
To be continued.
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Finally got round to whipping the thing. Olive tree butt wrap and plain old black whipping on the rings (Chrome Alconites). I had done accent rings and single thread inlays but the more I looked at it the more I thought it was too OTT.
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Not to everyones taste, and I am still crap at writing on rods...buts its mine, and no one else will have one like it :)
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Looks very nice Rob and I get the whole no-one else will have one like it thinking :z16 That said the rings look 'interesting' to me, they look quite .... how shall I put this..... "retro" :?
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That said the rings look 'interesting' to me, they look quite .... how shall I put this..... "retro" :?
Interesting as they are one of the latest and lightest rings on the market for fly rods :) Not quite as light as the titaniums Ben used but still lighter than a snake guide.
It has been built for nylon/braid/french leaders when nymphing so I wanted extremely small rings, lots of them and something that will stand up to years of abuse :) The guides on the tip are affa wee :)
Thanks for the kind comments though.