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I did not cut the part off that was in Mikes lathe. I smoothed it out with the sandpaper to the diameter of the butt section.

Mine came in the mail today, and within short order (maybe an hour or so) I was able to get mine down to the proper size for the rod blank by just using sandpaper. I took it pretty slow, as it's...

Whoa!!
Actually, the pea brain went to overdrive, and I have a couple ideas already with that seat!:cool:

Fantastic!!

YIPPIE SKIPPIE!!!!It's here!! Kewl looking blank! Never seen a reel seat quite like that before ... two locking rings? Flush mount?

This is going to be lots of fun!!

Our mailperson is getting paranoid ... something about me lurking behind the mailbox ...

I'll be at the curb if anyone needs me!!!

Don't know why it didn't "take" ... but, I'd edited my last post to say to cut it/them 2.5" down on the butt end. <This after checking a number of my other fly rods> Glad I happened to look back...

Will the action of the rod be adversely affected by a center cut? I'd planned on a metal ferrule on one of the rods, and a glass one on the other. Will the only difference be the length of the...

Got nuthin'
Just standing here scuffing my toe in the dirt.:p

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Like I said earlier ... Oh, Lord, give me patience ... and give it to me right now!!!!:p

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It's FRIDAY!! Hope it's the same Friday that Ron thought he'd get the blanks to Kaboom!!!!!

I'm OK with any date for completion!

Is it getting closer?? Now??

<Oh, Lord ... grant me patience! And grant it RIGHT NOW!!!!!>

How 'bout now? Is it Friday?

Now, is it Friday?

Is it Friday yet??

Bump!! I must be feeling better!! I'm getting anxious for the build!!:p

Sounds good from here. Will there be the possibility that dates will be changed?

And, no, you shouldn't have to eat any costs. Come on guys ... you've still got Kabooms address. Let's use it!

Aaaccckkkk!! The waiting is TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!

Oh, you know what it is, Jack. It's that white thingie, that goes in the dohickey, that when they're together, holds the parts of the flandangler together! Gosh! And he said he's built rods...

Incredible!!!

Looks good! I'm looking forward to it!

:shock:Oh, my! Talk about a brain f*rt!! Read spigot ferrule, brain said metal ferrule. It's Friday, right?

That would be, undoubtably, the better way. Take an exact reading from the cut...

Question based on Eric's post ... are the spigot ferrules not included in the "kit" of components? If not, the idea of finding the correct measurement of the blank where cut, and buying "en mass"...