Blank and components ordered!!!

[Thunderthumbs]

I've got the blank and components ordered from H&H for my brothers 'Dress Blues' rod. Thank you to everyone for your earlier suggestions. You really have made this process a lot easier than I thought it would be. I imagine I"ll be having a few more questions as I get going on it, so consider yourselves warned, lol.
I have to admit that I'm pretty excited to see how this turns out.

TT.

[tlerm]

Sweet. Can't wait to see the finished product. It's going to be cool.

[Thunderthumbs]

The blank is a dark blue, I'll have a gold stripping guide with gold snake guides, and a gold reel seat (I asked if they had a white reel seat, but they didn't). The wraps will be dark blue with red and metallic gold accents. I'm going to use his rank for the alignment dots, there's a website that has them as small stickers, and a gold Eagle, Globe and Anchor button for the but cap. I'd like to get a little white on there somehow, maybe I'll wrap the hook keeper with white thread with the gold accents, and then I'll do the writing in white.

It's a 6' 6" two piece 2wt...for fishing nymphs at Bennet, Tim.

TT.

[harleybob87]

That sounds good. If you are doing the writing by weaving the letters then I might suggest using the dark blue and weave the letters in white with a gold trim at both ends.

[Midwest Custom Fly Rods]

(I asked if they had a white reel seat, but they didn't).

If you want a white reel seat you could always go with an acrylic insert, they come in white http://www.woodpenpro.com/acrylic_pe..._diameter.html

Steve

[Thunderthumbs]

Thanks for the info on the acrylic inserts. I looked around a little, but since I don't know what the reel seat looks like I'll wait unitl I get it before I order anything. I think I'll do it if it will work. It should look pretty sharp.

I won't be weaving the writing, I'll just be using a white marker on the blue blank for a personalized touch.

I should have it sometime next week...can't wait!

TT.