Well I hurt my a back a couple of weeks ago & since I haven't been able to do a great deal outdoors thought I'd buildup a few new rods to keep myself occupied.
There's one drying on the rotisserie as I speak & it's a identical match to the one in pics below only difference is that one is a 6 kg & one below is a 4 kg stick both are to suit overhead reels.
There's also another 5 or 5 new rods I'm playing around with only glued on the corks , hyperlons & winch's on them so far haven't worked out guide spacing's etc as yet will post pics later ron as they progress.
very sorry to hear about your bad back J.G., but lets face it u really did need to get on and build those rods you must be down to your last 100 at least
Dont know if my sickness is the sore back or an addiction to fishing rods
the addiction my friend is common to us all and the head shrinks have given it a fancy name called fishess catchess syndrome the trouble is there is no cure.
and thank heavens for that
Sorry to hear about your back but how many rods part built do you have?
I think JG's back is sore due to his old age jiggy jiggy....
you would not believe it if you seen what jumpy has ...maybe a telephone figure of reels and rods stacked at his unit and also at mums ....enough to start a tackle shop true blu..............dont worry jump about ya sore back we all are getting old and have had the same probs dont let it get to you soldier on matey ...be strong....bones ageing and we dont lift stuff properly and expect our back to stay good ....well i got news for you bro aint gunna happen.........praise the lord
hes not old dave, just busted
Broken is the word
Went & finally got the back looked @ today, fell asleep getting massaged
Feels better & maybe now I can finish off these rods
bugger the rods, go fishin
Well the matching pair has been completed
The hyperlongriped rods weren't for me besides I like cork grips
Very purdy. I just attach my guides with waterproof bandaids. If I had a rotisserie like yours, then I could do better
they look good mate ,,makes me want to redo all mine ,hahaahha
god you must have a few of them little fish piccies ya put on them ,,hahaahhahhaahhha
I am still thinking of what was said about you having so many blanks. This is one massive hobby.
weight reduction and looks.. Spinning rods
Its like watching Pezzes paint dry
Thankyou.......
Allready did that in thread below took stage pics of a weave coming together.
http://www.fishing-oz-style.info/forum/index.php?showtopic=505
Unless you're geting into the more complex say fish weaves all other patterns are a spin off from your simple chevron or diamond patterns & it's up to your imagination as to how the pattern will turn out.
Cant help you out with rod building sites as I dont visit any try googling them up but think you 1st need some basic knowledge if you want to understand what is being talked about.
had a good look at it J.G., but its not real clear how u do it, or am i just thick
Haveyou tried Fluer poly ????
TV add says they're not as thick as some
Like I said in previous postyou really need a bit of imagination to work out where the weaves start & finish
The Chevron is prob the easiest of all the patterns & a good one to get started on till your skill starts developing
thanks for that mate, but i don't think my eye site is good enough any more for that fine stuff.
go and get ya bloody eyes checked then poly ,,,,haaahahaaa
Like I said the Chevron is the easiest of the patterns.
Sincce all of a sudden there seems to be some interest in rod building I've started a new rod & will start a thread on Diamond Pattern from stratch.
Frank dont worry my eyes aren't what they used to be thats why I dont get into the real fancy stuff anymore.
But have to admit I've got a 6kg stick ready to bindup & toying wheather I do something like some eagles on the design.
a parrot don't u mean, in green please ohhh and yellow trim would be nice
Chooks !
Next thing you'll want is a plastic thingy boat on a rod
Well you guys will have to wait for the next rod to see the weave.
The pics came out crappy had to take the camera off auto so as the flash wouldn't glare the pics & they weren't focused.
I'll use the big camera next time.
Anyways no close up but here's the rod @ present stage this pic wasn't to bad, I'll post a pic of it completed when it's finished
thank christ they dont make rods out of poly yet
I Know I Know
Thought some may be interested in seein how the rod in last pick came out after one coat of resin
What brand of winch have u used j.g, the rod looks great will u add more resin
Buggered if I know what brand the winch is
Not a Fuji but it's one of the better quality Chi Nee ones & let me tell you some of those Chi Nee/Taiwon ones are pathetic
Yes I generally do 2 coats on the light sticks sometimes a very fine 3rd coat
How do you do a very fine third coat?
Thank you for that information Jumpy.
No probs Christos !
Like I said earlier you can apply resin on a bit thick , let it sink in & settle into the cotton , then use your brush to thin it out.
After each swipe of the brush just sqeeze out the excess out b4 brushing again
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