Forum: Rod Building

Hey guys- I built my first rod last Monday and Tuesday. I put a coat of epoxy on Tuesday morning, let it dry, then put a 2nd coat on wednesday...

Have a Sage 586LL and the threads on the reel seat are losing their epoxy grip with the wood insert and moving as I tighten the seat on a reel foot. ...

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I just finished building this Kabuto 7033 in white. I'm very impressed with the quality and action of this blank. One of the nicest rod blanks I've...

Here are some pics. of a rod i just finished.It was my first feather inlay.I have built about 15 rods and like the way this one turned out.It is a...

My last (I think) build for the year will be my "all around" rod which is an Orvis Superfine Touch (SFT) 804. I've read good reviews of the 804...

I have recently begun turning cork handles for the first time. I have a few questions about glue, What it the preferred glue to use when pressing...

Hi Has anyone tried using light cure acrylics (eg Clear Cure Goo) to replace the traditional epoxies for rod finishing ? imagine, after...

I am making the plunge. I want to start with some simple light trout rods, and transition to steelhead singlehanders, and spey rods (as I mostly...

Hi All, I am in the process of purchasing a rod dryer and epoxy applier. I found a sullies 2 speed dryer it has a 4 rpm for drying and a 22 rpm for...

Just finished turning my first spey rod. I tried out my first feather inlay as well on this one right above the cork. Above the inlay are some...

Hey Guys, well i have built 4 or 5 rods and love doing it! Everything has been going smoothly until i decide to build a friend as spey for a wedding...

I am new to this forum, as I have just moved down here from SE AK. I am looking at adding weaving to my next build but cannot find a nice alphabet...

I recently acquired a few RPL blanks. I have 4 blanks and would like two built for me and would be willing to give the builder the other two for...

This batson is a 1087 switch rod. I have not been able to post rods on here lately because they have all been spinning blanks but now I got to get...

I recently overpaid on Ebay for a Sage 8100-3 RPL+ blank. I have fished with this rod's smaller cousin, the 896-2 RPL+ for years for steelhead and...

This rod was built for an ex student and football pleayer I coached. David went on to the Air Force Academy and played football for them also. He...

I just finished building my first rod. Short of a couple issues, I think it went well. All but one of the guides came out well. The one problem I had...

Here are a couple of my carbon fibre grips that I have been working on. Mine are finished with a buffed Satin finish. I also do not sand mine down...

Hey all... I am working on two projects that require extending the butt sections of existing rods to make switch casting possible. I don't like any...

I just found a bunch of old g-loomis blanks on the web . the person or group also have some custom builds for a good price . Blanks are = premier...

I currently own 2, 4 ,6 and 8 wt. rods. They are all two piece rods. I'd like to have a "travel" rod and am planning on building a 5 wt this...

Has anyone tried building on the new Pac Bay Quickline blanks? I may build one just to see for myself.

I received the blank about 4:00 p.m on Saturday afternoon. (I also received an 804 SFT blank that will be my next build). I worked on the rod on and...

Is anyone aware of any upcoming Rod Building Courses being offered in the Greater Seattle Metro Area? I've been looking and can't find anything.

I used a pre-made handle, now that I've used the rod a couple of times I want to sand down the handle in order to better fit my grip. Other than...

hello again everyone. I want to say thanks again for your advice on wrapping the thread I now have that down pretty good. I now am experiencing...

Ok so i love building rods from blanks and i love the feel of slow action rods. Though i have never built a bamboo rod. Is there a way that is very...

have a TFO i broke the tip on, also has cracked snake guide needs re-wrapped. have shortened the tip to turn a 9' 5wt into a better 8'9 6wt. needs...

Hi everyone. I am not new to this forum but am posting on the rod building forum for the first time. I am getting ready to build a rod for a friend...

I also belong to rodbuildingforum.com and the builders took up the CFR cause. I believe it was 23 builders built rods to donate to this and this is...