That is a cool reelseat. Tell me about the blue and black thread work and the silver and black under the guides. How do you do that? You really have some cool products, do you have a catalog or website? Pat
Hi Pat, I do have a website for my rods, but it is in Japanese, and I by the grace of God, I have had a long waiting list for my custom rods for the past 11 years, so I do not take international orders. However anything that I post, I would be more than happy to explain how I made things. This is the sole purpose of why I post--to learn , and to share info with others.
The reel seat parts are hand made, and take more time than what it is worth! But this is a gift for a friend that is retiring from the USA Navy, and this is the least I could do for his service to our country.
The threadwork is really quite simple. Two threads were used on the guides. Black size A, and Trimar (black/silver twist). The under wrap is is one strand of Trimar, and one strand of Black, side by side. The overwrap over the guided foot is Black only. I left an endcap of black silver showing, and two black / sliver stripes showing by making a space in the black thread, which makes the black silver show. Next, I took blue and pearl Bullard Minerals, and "dyed" the silver / black endcaps,and trim bands. After this dried, I coated the whole wrap with epoxy. Finally I mixed some Bullard brown, and rust minerals to coat over the black, giving it a rootbeer like color. I cleared off the rootbeer color epoxy over the now blue/silver trim with a Q-tip, and acetone. Finally, I put one final coat of clear over the whole thing.
Most of my work is barely adequate, but if you, or any TRB member have any questions regarding anything I post, please feel free to ask.
very nice work, Greg, I really like the locknut you made
Thanks Mr. Williams. That little front locking nut gave me grief! I am not good with working with any power tools, and this case was no exception. I bought enough material to make two parts, just in case, which was good, and I ruined the first piece. First, I cut the threaded piece of pipe too short, and had to start over. Next, I cut the woven carbon pipe, and laid down some epoxy over the threaded pipe, and slid the woven part on. No problem. Then I went to glue on the silver threaded nut, and it did not fit! There was a gap, a large on, where I had cut the woven pipe with a diamond wheel cutter. I quickly pulled off the part, cleaned the epoxy, and went about squaring off the end, with wet and dry sandpaper. It took a while, but now the silver part fit. Note to self: Always fit parts BEFORE you epoxy on!
I appreciate the lesson. Somehow I can never come up with anything new. I guess I just don't have an artistic mind. I am pretty good at copuing other people though. Thanks Greg pat
Wow G, that is smoking! Really is clever how you inter-mix so many different techinques into one wrap!. Nut is cool and I guess the blk/trimar is to give a woven carbon effect? What's the grip too? Really glad to see you made it through everything and are back to posting! How far away from the main disaster zone are you? Are hearts and prayers go out to everyone over there...that was a terrible day
I am several hundred miles from the epicenter, so we did not have the tragic damage as they did in the North. I was going to post about my efforts to raise donations for the people up there, but I did not know if it was appropriate on this site. I did get a USA nationally syndicated radio talk show, "The Phil Hendrie Show" to give AmeriCares a shout out for donations.
Posting up about your donation efforts is not a problem at all G. Keep us posted. Very cool on the Phil Hendrie plug! I used to listen to his show, he is incredibly off the wall and funny. Thanks G...