Spiel Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Been busy as in really busy in the shop and no end in sight, but it's all good! Thought I'd share some work from the past week. A couple of Steelhead rods I've now finished and ready to deliver tomorrow. Wraps were designed to match the wood work done by my friend JC ( http://www.jccustomtackle.com/ ). The handle on a Walleye rod ready to have the winding finish put on tomorrow. A rebuild (new blank) of a Perch rod I did a month ago using salvaged parts from the previous build, the owner broke it, his fault. Also waiting for winding finish. And for you Irish (Wayne), winner of my donation to Mike P's Cancer auction, the handle on Leah's new spinning rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Atleast now I can say,you do great work bud. I really like the wood finish here. Now you got me thinking of another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 AWESOME work as always. On the wooden reel seats does the metal part get cut off then the wood slide inside the threaded tube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2p Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Beauties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Them's real purdy Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmarentette Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Wow!!!!!!!! True craftsmanship. Beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted May 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Thanks all. Now you got me thinking of another. Any time Brian, you know where to find me. On the wooden reel seats does the metal part get cut off then the wood slide inside the threaded tube? No Edwin, the hardware is purchased that way (example ), many size and colour options available then the wood is turned to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Thanks all. Any time Brian, you know where to find me. No Edwin, the hardware is purchased that way (example ), many size and colour options available then the wood is turned to fit. Well actually...many times J.C. cut the metal barrel out of a standard aluminum reel seet, then turned wood to fit. And yes regardless of whether it's a skeleton seat or not the wood is turned down so that it slides inside the metal reel seat fittings. Pretty incredible work as per usual! The green dyed wood looks great. Wish I had a matching wood winding check on mine. Next build for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted May 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Well actually...many times J.C. cut the metal barrel out of a standard aluminum reel seet, then turned wood to fit. And yes regardless of whether it's a skeleton seat or not the wood is turned down so that it slides inside the metal reel seat fittings. Pretty incredible work as per usual! The green dyed wood looks great. Wish I had a matching wood winding check on mine. Next build for sure. True, it can be done and I've done it too, just easier to by skeleton hardware. Next build, I'd of thought you had enough rods already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 True, it can be done and I've done it too, just easier to by skeleton hardware. Next build, I'd of thought you had enough rods already. The amount of anodized colors available in standard aluminum reel seats compared to skeleton is huge. Your buddy up in Caledonia has cut hundreds, mostly because what he wanted wasn't available in a skeleton seat. And no I never have enough rods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) The amount of anodized colors available in standard aluminum reel seats compared to skeleton is huge. Your buddy up in Caledonia has cut hundreds, mostly because what he wanted wasn't available in a skeleton seat. And no I never have enough rods. That's funny you say that Solo, I bought a breatheable waders from Bondar on the board and guess whats in the back of his truck? One of your earlier Cts Spiel,thanks for the link, I've always thought they were cut. And if they were do you treat the cut ends with something? I have bare aluminum on some parts of my reel and they start to corrode. Also the ring at the end of the threaded part by the locking nuts, they purchased separately? Edited May 6, 2012 by spinnerdoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Beautiful stuff Chris. I'll have to save some pennies and dimes...or maybe a certain member on your team might want to order one down the road for her fishing buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Lotsa real nice work there Chris !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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