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Rod #1 Is finished!

Posted 11-12-2009 at 10:35 PM by kbproctor

Here it is.

It is a 9ft, 4pc, 4W Now to get a reel and some line for it and go fish it!



A little detail of the first snake and second ferrule.



I inlaid a jungle cock nail just for kicks and grins. This is also one of the home made winding checks.


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So I think I'm going to build a rod.... Part 2

Posted 11-11-2009 at 09:59 PM by kbproctor
Updated 11-11-2009 at 10:21 PM by kbproctor

This was really a kit that could have had more attention paid to detail. The winding check was WAY too big size wise. But that isn't all. The seller "pre-fit" the grip to the blank. That part would have been OK if the tip end of the grip hadn't been wallowed out.

My solution was to make a winding check from a stainless steel washer.

I took a 1/4" stainless washer and put it in my doming block. I then beat the heck out of it with the doming punch. This...
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tying the sandy mite

Posted 11-11-2009 at 11:04 AM by Normand

http://www.theweeklyfly.com/index.ph...ndy-mite-28-32
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altoid style tin fly box

Posted 11-10-2009 at 06:48 PM by Normand

http://www.acc.umu.se/~widmark/fly/flybox.html
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dubbing tutorial

Posted 11-10-2009 at 10:13 AM by Normand

one of the best if not the best dubbing tutorials out there on the web

http://ukflydressing.proboards.com/i...ay&thread=4046
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