It is always nice to be able to take an old rod and refurbish it to fish again. IMO, what is even better as a rod builder, is when you take that old rod you know little about, possibly make an error or mistake somewhere during the refurbish, but then 'MAKE A SAVE' without ruining that refurbish. We have all been there somewhere along the line, although we might not want to admit it..............that's how be become good at what we do.............good luck with your rod project. We'd like to see the end result in a pic if that's possible.