Kaboom, great looking board, mine will be much uglier :( As long as it works though I guess. Thanks Kathy Looking forward to getting it!
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Kaboom, great looking board, mine will be much uglier :( As long as it works though I guess. Thanks Kathy Looking forward to getting it!
Ducksterman -
Not sure what type of system you are using, not familiar with the details of Kathy's setup, so maybe what I have to offer is of no use at all.
I have a good size fish hook attached to the tippet end "peg." Instead of going around the peg, I run the furling material through the bend of the hook. So there is no excess or loose or unfurled material as you are describing, at least as I understand it, because of the size of the peg, when you are done furling. The finished leader is furled snugly around the hook shank. Unless ..... see next paragraph.
Using the fish hook to hold the tippet end of the material also lets me put a tip ring in as part of the process, before any twisting / furling is done. There is a method to run the tip ring down one leg to the tip end of the leader. Then I just put the tip ring on the fish hook, with the material free of the hook and held only by the tip ring, before starting the twisting process. When you are done furling, the tip ring is in place.
If you are interested in more details or want some clarification, fire away.
John
KaboomI's board is not an ordinary furling board. Both legs are twisted at the same time, and while the twist is happening, it's being furled at the same time. Almost to the tune of mass production. There's more to it, and hopefully, he'll give a complete tutorial w/pictures when he gets back. Now if we can get it in a color other than black ;)
John...I understand...seems to me your method should give the very least amount of untwisted material.....a good thing.
If I haven't mentioned before I'll mention...
We need to be careful when discussing stuff like this that we keep in mind the difference between twisting and furling...some folks seem to sometimes interchange the terms.
Also I have become of the school that likes to twist to the point of pigtailing...e.i. maximum twisting ....vs the 10% folks.....and each material has a different point of maximum twist....
My feeling is maximum twist gives the tightest furling and according to others heavy into this stuff it does relate to better performance.
May be something worth discussing.
Ducksterman -
The language I learned and use is : you "twist" the separate legs and then join them to "furl" them.
Don't know if that is the language common on the BB, but it seems to be what you are saying in your comments above.
The furling method I learned involves using a mechanical device both for twisting and furling. There was a general discussion at the time about twisting until a pigtail formed and the 10% rule, but I was provided with some formulas for the number of twists and the number of furls, and the formulas work well and do what I need when building a furled leader.
John
Thanks. If your board works for you....who cares how it looks.Quote:
Originally Posted by RDL
My first one was so chopped up with modifications that I decided to build a "purdy" one.
Brad
Thanks to Jack I have a couple of very nicely done examples, I appreciate it Jack they made it today. As soon as the DVD makes it and I figure out exactly what my board will be I have to run and get that, should have plenty of thread to try a few out.
Kaboom I would love to have a really nice shop area to make Tool Holders, Rod Racks, Turn Inserts, furling boards, the whole deal, just no room. Always nice to look and get ideas from the next guy though!
Jack, is the "Transition" fluorocarbon still readily visible in the evening or on an overcast day?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Hise
CM
Not really as it will actually sink some of the fly line also