Kingfisher Fly Rod Rebuild
Heres a rod i got off ebay fer 35$... The cork was seperated, had 5 guides missing as well as several of the wraps and the varnish had a dark crackled apearance... heres pictures ive got so far... Ill add more as i go along...
When I first got the rod.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...an9/1262_1.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...an9/dcc0_1.jpg
After striping the finnish, adding the new guides & wraps.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30278.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30279.jpg
Roughed in new cork and 1st coat of varnish on the rod after the colour gaurd & epoxy on the wraps
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30281.jpg
The finished complete rebuild all new wraps, guides, varnished rod / tip case & finished cork grip... The rod still aint completely done till it lands its first fish... When that hapens there will be 1 final picture underneath done
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30284.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30283.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/SNV30282.jpg
DONE!!!
Last edited by bugman; 10-05-2008 at 10:07 PM.
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