a good friend just bought a Dennis Stone ferruled blank and sent it to me for finishing. gotta say, for the price Dennis work can't be beat. the varnish is perfect and the blanks is great. while he was at it I had Dennis make a replacement tip for my Granger 8642. Ammonia toned and everthing. you really can't tell the original from the replacement. Excellent work.
The only things we permanently keep, are those we give away-Waite Philips
second the mention of Jim Downes. you could go to Bamboo Week at Upper Canyon Outfitters and finish one yourself with his help. he builds rods to fish with, and they are very, very nice!
fly fishing and baseball share a totally deceptive simplicity; that's why they can both be lifelong pursuits.
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