Guide To Rod building
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Building your own rod is one of the most satisfying things you can do. It is not a particularly good way of saving money, but it is a way of getting exactly what you want. These pages will assume no knowledge and whilst not an exhaustive guide, have a few tips to help you make a good job of building a rod. It will also provide some additional information to help the more experienced rod builder make a better job. To make everything easier we have broken the processes down into simple parts.
Anyone can make a decent job of building a rod, it will just take a bit more care an a lot more time for the amateur. There are of course many professional custom rod builders who we can recommend for this kind of service if you are not good with your hands, but I started out making rods for fun, and now my company is one of the major manufacturers in Europe!
Production
How a blank is made.
Rod
building tips Selecting blanks, and spines.
Tying
Rod Rings A guide to Starting whipping your own rods.
Rod varnishing
How to varnish a rod with two pack epoxy and traditonal "one pot" varnish.
© Steve Harrison 2007