my best time was 3 days.
started monday morning with gluing the grip and reel seat. while that was drying I wrapped the tip section. Break for lunch. wrapped the butt. applied CP. later in the evening applied second coat of cp. next morning before work did 1 coat of perma gloss. second coat of perma gloss after work. third coat next morning. after work sewed up the bag and ready to go.
granted i used a preformed grip on that one and there were no trim wraps.
The only things we permanently keep, are those we give away-Waite Philips
And more and more, I'm seeing no CP used - controversial subject. Did that on my last one and liked it fine. That really speeds up the process. Assemble, glue, wrap, finish.
I take my time taking at least 2 weeks to complete the rod I build. I'd rather wait for a good quality rod that I build than to hurry it and have a messy looking rod that does not perform the way I want it to. As I used to do when working as a carpenter: measure twice, cut long, and question yourself as to whether it is done right or fast, erring on the side of done right.
Found myself laughing when I realized my new rod build was in its' third week already .... and I've ALMOST settled on the thread color!! It's so much easier to build for someone else! They pick what they want, you build it! Bada-bing!
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