I've toyed with the idea of a wood reel seat on a spinning rod. Mudhole carries them and they look good in the catalogue. On theirs, the threads are cut into the wood, which bothers me a little bit. Seems like the feel of the wood in the hand would be nice.
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I've done several wood reel seats for spinning rods. Something you should keep in mind is that the wood is heavier than the graphite. I still got several seats sitting around that I made for demos.
Mudhole makes those seats but I fear the threads will tear out and then you got a seat that needs repairs. I would rather take the skeleton of a graphite and then put the wood in as a spacer.
To me, I'd rather do cork for a spacer. Light, stable and and you get a good feel from it. I got a bunch of them lying around,all to fit the #16 seat.
Randy
I like the idea of adding a wood spacer. Overall though I agree with you in that I do like the feel of cork.
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