Rod Building Clinic

[Hirdy]

Good work Rog. I'm not going to show anyone my amateur cardboard box …

That's going to be a lovely build Martin. I'm looking forward to seeing that rod when it's done.

Mine pales by comparison, but here's what I've gone for:
St. Croix SC III/IV 805.4 (4piece, 8' 5wt, deep burgundy colour )

• * Fuji SiC tip (size 6)
  * Fuji Concept Fly SF SiC guides (6x Size 6, 1x Size 10)
  * Fuji Ti Concept SiC Casting (Stripping) Guide (Size 16)
  * Alps Light TiCH coloured reel seat
  * Maniform Flor Grade Cork Grip
  * A choice between two cork/EVA fighting butts
  * A choice between two dark grey threads
  * Gold trim thread.
  * My "winding check" will be numerous small gold nuggets that I found by panning during my "formative years", set into epoxy.

I'm not sure how I'm going to hold myself back from beginning (and probably finishing) the build as soon as all the gear gets here though! Very keen to see this finished ….

Cheers,
Graeme

[Hirdy]

Good work Rog. I'm not going to show anyone my amateur cardboard box …

That's going to be a lovely build Martin. I'm looking forward to seeing that rod when it's done.

Mine pales by comparison, but here's what I've gone for:

• * St. Croix SC III/IV 805.4 (4piece, 8' 5wt, deep burgundy colour )
  * Fuji SiC tip (size 6)
  * Fuji Concept Fly SF SiC guides (6x Size 6, 1x Size 10)
  * Fuji Ti Concept SiC Casting (Stripping) Guide (Size 16)
  * Alps Light TiCH coloured reel seat
  * Maniform Flor Grade Cork Grip
  * A choice between two cork/EVA fighting butts
  * A choice between two dark grey threads
  * Gold trim thread.
  * My "winding check" will be numerous small gold nuggets that I found by panning during my "formative years", set into epoxy.

I'm not sure how I'm going to hold myself back from beginning (and probably finishing) the build as soon as all the gear gets here though! Very keen to see this finished ….

Cheers,
Graeme

[Rudolph]

Something that I'm sure will be covered later, but the colour thread you use will only remain visible if you use colour preserver. The thread becomes translucent once covered with the epoxy coating.

[Martin Kuhn]

Good point Rudi,
That is something for people to be aware of when they buy their thread.
Threads can be colour fast and non colour fast.
Colourfast thread does not become transluscent, whereas the non colourfast thread does.
the thread i have bought is colour fast ie you don't need colour preserver....however you've just given me an idea...i might use non colourfast thread for my primary wrapping, but use colourfast for my trim wraps....mmmmm

[Sam de Beer]

Hi Graeme,
The box will work well, that's how I started. A cordless drill/driver at its slowest setting was used to turn the rod for brushing on the flex coat and for drying it. See the attached photographs. I also used a telephone directory under my leg to tension the thread. But I do have a rod turner and a thread tensioner/winder, like Roger built, that I can lend you for your first rod.

Regards

Sam

[Hirdy]

Hi Graeme,
The box will work well, that's how I started. A cordless drill/driver at its slowest setting was used to turn the rod for brushing on the flex coat and for drying it. See the attached photographs. I also used a telephone directory under my leg to tension the thread. But I do have a rod turner and a thread tensioner/winder, like Roger built, that I can lend you for your first rod.

Regards

Sam

I like that idea of a drill! That is brilliant. I'll definitely use that one.

Thanks for the offer to lend me a "real" system. We'll see how I go, but I'm confident I'll be handle it with the box and book method because this isn't my first rod. I have built one last year with a box and book and one about 30 years ago as a teenager.

(The one I built as a teenager had no such luxuries. I laid the rod across my lap and tensioned the thread through my fingers while twisting the rod.

But now I'm sounding like a Yorkshireman: "When I were a lad, we lived in cardboard box in middle o' the road. We couldn't afford to use boxes to make fly rods …. Tell that to kids today and the won't believe you! )

[Martin Kuhn]

Allright everyone.
Lets do a role call of who has all the bits they need to get started with the building process.
Once Tony and I know that everyone has recieved their bits and bobs and are ready to start building, we'll arrange our second get together to start building.
cheers
Martin K

1. Martin - Gear is here except blank.
2. Graeme: Gear is here.
3. Roger: Gear here except eye's (?)
4. Tony: ?
5. Steve:?
6. Brian:?
7. Alberto:?
8. Andre: About to order with Mudhole
9. Eric: About to order with Mudhole
10. Dave: About to order with Mudhole
11: Trevor:About to order with Mudhole

cheers

[Hirdy]

1. MartinK - still waiting for Blank to arrive. Everything else is here.
2. Graeme Hird: Everything has been ordered. Nothing has arrived yet.
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[Roger Smith]

Have tried to order blank from Mudhole, but I am getting the run around about payment method.
Can anyone who has ordered from them previously give me some idea of the delivery times and the approx cost of postage
Rog

[Tony Ong]

Usually takes 3-6 weeks for delivery. I've never ordered a blank, but can't imagine freight would be more than $100. At a guess, I would say $60-70