My first completed rod of 2014.

Here is the first completed for for 2014.

It's an 8ft 6in - 2pc/2tip. It should cast a 5 or 6wt line.

It's been too nasty to get out and try a line on it. I'll tote it to work this week and see if I can get a decent afternoon to try it in the back yard.
I built it for an old fishing buddy of mine. He picked out the silk colors, reel seat hardware, and grip style.

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Spring cannot come soon enough!

Brian

Mighty purty - did you build the blank, or get it from someone?

Great looking rod Brian.

Thanks for the compliments.

I bought the blank and finished it. This one is for a fishing pal and I have the same taper that I am going to build for myself.

Here are a few more:

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Brian

Nice looking rod, good work!

nice job. what taper is it?

The thread work looks really good!!!

Thank you for the kind words.
This rod is built on a Morris Kushner taper.

I still haven't gotten a chance to test cast it. The weather has been to cold and nasty.

That is some fine work you have done!
Where did you get the blank from?

Hi Epuffer,

I got the blank from a buddy of mine.
There are a few places around on the web that sell bamboo blanks.
You can find some bamboo rod makers that will sell blanks.

I see that you are at Ft. Wood. I grew up not too far from there, just outside of Rolla.

There's some pretty decent fishing to be had around the fort.

Brian

Now in S.W. NH.
Lots of good places to fish around Ft. Wood.
Rolla is a nice place. 1st stop on the bus ride to the Air port in ST.L. MR twister donutshop I think. Nice Collage too.
I've been looking online for some time now for the Boo Rod blanks and have not found one that I like or the price is not out of this world.

You have been having some tough weather the last few weeks.

Have a good one.

EPuffer

I also compliment you on the rod. Those green wraps and stripping guide are especially nice to my eye, and would be my choice for a custom rod, and the burl wood in the reel seat is beautiful.

Thank you John.

The fishing pal I made it for picked out the colors. The trick was reproducing those colors.
Once the silk wrapping thread is coated with varnish it turns colors. Greens get very dark.
The original color he picked out looked almost black with varnish on it. It was a little lighter color in the sun, but too dark nonetheless.
The color that I settled on was a very light green silk thread. Maybe a light 'pea green'. Not very pleasing to the eye at all.
But once the varnish was applied to the thread, I knew that was the color I was looking for.

He didn't mention anything about wanting tipping wraps on the rod. I just thought they would look nice.