JC,
I can only ask. If an answer is given, then I am blessed.
Thank you for bringing such great resources of knowledge together via this site.
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God Blesses!
A wing & a Prayer! ----*<(((><~ ~ ~ ~
Quinn
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JC,
I can only ask. If an answer is given, then I am blessed.
Thank you for bringing such great resources of knowledge together via this site.
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God Blesses!
A wing & a Prayer! ----*<(((><~ ~ ~ ~
Quinn
By No means a master here...But I've been doing this with Tan nylon for a good while now...If you were to use preserver you would not get the effect....I think this one is relatively an easy one to stumble upon.
While using any really light color thread...
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"I've often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before" A.K.Best
Everyone wants to excel in this sport but at the same time we let traditionalists place restrictions on our tactics, methods, and ideas. I always assumed that fly fishing was a sport that allowed imagination, creation, adaptation, investigation, dedication, education, revelation? : Fox Statler, On Spinners (Not the dainty Dry Fly kind) "Spinner'd Minner Fly"
"Wish ya great fishing"
Bill
Not giving away any big secrets, here. There are various ways to do clear wraps and most of them are pretty widely known among builders, especially in the bamboo world. The point of my post was that knowledge doesn't equal ability. The perfection of guide preparation and alignment that show through clear wraps, along with perfect threadwork, including hidden thread tags, require skill and patience, as well as extreme attention to the smallest detail. Telling the basic process doesn't provide the critical little skills in thread handling and varnishing that are only gained through long experience (screwing up and working through it or doing over).
This is way cool. Wow. Thanks for sharing. JW
Certainly no master here either ...for sure! What I have learned about this process is that the real secrets are in the varnish's used and the thread type more than anything else to achieve tranlucent wraps. Guide foot preparation is important, Ferrule transitions are important, tags, or their handeling is important as well. You can do all of the detail work and use the wrong type of varnish and they will come out streaked or even worse. With darker threads, you will still get tranlucense, but it will be shaded darker than the thread or even completely change the color of it. A good example of that is Pearsall's Salmonberry (nearly a pink color on the spool, but when the varnish is applied, it turns into a beautiful tranlucent red.
The other thing about rod building in general is that if it were not for some of the masters sharing their secrets, most of us would not have the knowledge that we have acquired. Just talking to, or reading the works from rod makers like Kusse, Thramer, Carpenter, Mike Brooks, and many many more is an education in itself. by the way, if you can latch on to a rod that was made by Kusse, Thramer or any of these great rod makers of today, it will surely be the Payne, Leonard, Garrison, etc of tomorrow. Look at Bill Oysters work as well. An outstanding rodmaker that gives classes and is eager to help any young (or old) rod maker wannabe improve their skills. That is what makes this great thing "rodbuilding" so great. Everyone is eager to help and is more than willing to share their knowledge and experiences to help others.