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Your guide sizes are way to large, look at the guide sizes used on a Sage rod, there guide sizes are a big reason for the performance and feel of their rods. You're looking at what I put on my...

Diamondite finish can be bought as a kit with everything you need to play with.

Don't think the new technology has reached the SC II blanks yet, the SC III were redone I believe last year.

ol' blue is correct, the spline does not effect performance or accuracy in any measurable way. Another myth is that guides will change the action or power of a blank, or cutting a blank will make it...

Neal's, Black Dog, Dan Craft and others carry Sevier blanks.

Another of those wierd builders that put Full Wells or Fenwick grips on their light powered rods. That now makes two of us.
Nice looking grip.

Your question is hard to answer as the power of the rods is all over the place in your listing and it's not really the fast tip that causes you to have to overline or underline a blank, but the true...

I liked mine just fine till I lost it, now I just put them on permanently.

A Sage 3 wt your length and action would have a 10, 3, 2, 1, 1/0, than 2/0 to the tip.

You could also first inlet the cork with your design/materials than turn it to the shape desired.

Dorbers are much like the Sevier Tiger Eye blanks.

Mike,
If you ever need some blanks, I have a few I could donate.

Use the smallest guides that will pass your connections/knots. Adding extra weight from larger guides or excess thread/finish just takes the power needed to cast your line and uses it to wiggle...

Sevier Mfg makes a couple boo blanks, 4 and 5 wts. Elkhorn rods also sells boo blanks I think.
There are others also that sell blanks the average person can afford.

Epoxing an entire blank would be a big mistake, huge amount of weight added and especially on a 2 weight it would turn into a slug. One thing about your "ugly" rod, it's fixable at anytime, unlike...

Back in the early 90's I was stationed in SF, and had a ball fishing the tribs of the Rubicon above Auburn. Many 20 fish days in those small steep cut canyon streams. The fish weren't big, but I...

There are a few different tensioners, but yours looks like the one that just pegs into a 3/16th hole you drill in your carrier.

Looking at your photo, you need to bring the guide wrap further forward and the the Forhan wrap goes in front, When your done it won't look like a regular wrap it will stick out a bit in front. It...

Fenwick stopped selling blanks back in the real early 90's if I remember right. The HMG fly rods were some of the very first graphite rods made. I'd make my ferrule wrap at least 2 times the OD of...

The double wrap around the front of the guide is called a security wrap and has been around some time. The Forhan is started first over the blank and under the guide foot than figured eights to...

Versitex had a Shikari SHX 8ft 6 in, 2 wt, 2 piece, last time I looked.

Not knowing which guide style your talking about, I'd go 12, 4,2,1, than 1/0s to tip on snakes.
Same sizes on single foot, but they don't make anything smaller than a 1 if I remember right.

By the way Angler's Workshop has brought out their thread again and they carry Madeira now also.

I have no problem with Cabela's or any other kits, unless your looking to build the best rod you can the first time out. If you look at at the guide set that came with that spinning kit and have...

Mix up some 5 minute epoxy then apply to the blank in front of your grip. Build up your taper to the front of the grip and smooth by applying alcohol on your gloved finger to the epoxy. After you...