Beautiful rod Royce. You seem to have a way with wood.
Beautiful rod Royce. You seem to have a way with wood.
"The reason you have a good vision is you're standing on the shoulders of giants." ~ Andy Batcho
Round Quad
Royce -
Good to see your most recent build. I think I like the aesthetics of your first one better, but it sounds like this one will be a really fun rod to fish.
Sorting out the taper issue for the next rod will be another interesting challenge. Can't wait to see what you come up with next.
I was also surprised that your "quad" appears to be round. Is it ?? If so, how do you accomplish that ??
John
The fish are always right.
I agree. I like the looks of my first Ash rod better than the purpleheart. Not sure I made the right choice with the grey thread.
Yes the rod is round. (So was the six strip ash rod.) The strips are glued up into a blank and then the blank is mounted on a wood lathe. As the lathe spins the blank the blank is sanded to the desired taper. The only difference in the 4 and 6 strip rods is that with the 4 strip the strips are cut square and glued together into a larger square blank. On the 6 strip rod the strips are milled at 30 degrees and glued into a hexagon.
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