Originally Posted by
Byron haugh
Depends on the item.
Would not do so with a rod. One of my favorite rods is the Hardy Zenith. It uses a proprietary Syntrex blank which somehow embeds nano sized mica particles throughout the blank. These big rod companies spend years developing the design and materials to bring about strong, lightweight pleasures to cast.
When it comes to small artisans who use common materials, I would. There are some very talented, relatively small operations making great vises and reels, I believe.