Got it yesterday, glued it up today.

butt dia

3 oz. !
Wow, good luck with it

Nice light rod. Definitely I'd have to build up the butt for a good grip.
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Yeah, I'm not entirely sure about what I'm going to do. I want to keep the weight down but I think the butt will need a little more than cork tape and shrink will provide.

I do double wrap cork underlayment tape w/shrunk wrap over. Underlayment is much lighter than rubber external tape.
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Cork tape and 3m grip tape over it. I screwed up the only 1" shrink that I had so it will have to wait a bit until I get it.

I have some if u dont get it soon.
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Thank you but s/b good. I wasn't going to get to work on it until next monday or tuesday at best. I should have it by then.

The 25mm won’t shrink down enough to cover the bare blank in between the cork tape. That’s mildly annoying.
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I got rid of the grip tape which enabled me to get the 20mm shrink over it. Butt cap on as well. Probably a little while before I get back to it. Current weight with the handle on it.

Guides, I hope to test cast later today.

underwraps started

Nice color group. U underwrapping the single foot runners?
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Nice color group. U underwrapping the single foot runners?
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yes, underwrapping all of them. Should finish the underwraps and apply a coat of finish today. My workspace is pretty cold, it will probably take 36 hours or longer to cure. The next time I work on them will probably be friday.

I like it.

Is that regular nylon that you are going to use CP on. And you are going to put a thin finish coat on before putting on the guides?

If using CP what kind do you like?

Using aftcote finish?

Regular nylon, no cp. I really only use cp on dec wraps.

Finish is a mixture of threadmaster and pro-kote, ~60:40 tm to pk.

light coat of finish

Nice

I am a bit surprised that the lighter whiter thread with no cp did not get more transuscent over that darker blank.

Everything always looks a bit different dry vs wet with no cp, sometimes for the better and sometimes disappointing.

Nice

I am a bit surprised that the lighter whiter thread with no cp did not get more transuscent over that darker blank.

Everything always looks a bit different dry vs wet with no cp, sometimes for the better and sometimes disappointing.

It's a light gray over silver, it does have a translucent look to it.

It's a light gray over silver, it does have a translucent look to it.

Wondering
Is there a reason for two layers versus gray with silver accents other than a great looking

Awesome looking wrap!

Using silver under a light color thread W/O CP , helps the blank color bleeding through.
And yes , Drew does a very neat wrap. Patience in underwrapping #8 single foots is paramount.
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That explains it. I thought the silver was just trim bands. With no CP this silver under grey blends to a nice color.

I like the look. I could have done the gray in little trim bands but it’s just easier/faster with one wrap vs messing and trying to get a 2-3 thread trim band to work.


Wondering
Is there a reason for two layers versus gray with silver accents other than a great looking

Awesome looking wrap!
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I like the look. I could have done the gray in little trim bands but it’s just easier/faster with one wrap vs messing and trying to get a 2-3 thread trim band to work.



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Ya, the tapper gives it a nice look , it’s like you like the look of something but not sure why,,, the devil is in the detail... :-)

Same thing applies to architecture...

Going to do a 120 2 pcs soon....

today

one more

Nicely calculated for symmetry. Wrap colors blend well.
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Thanks, down to the half mm

first coat of finish

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Nice and clean. Simple fore transition. Looking good. I would like to feel the rod once its done and compare the same rod done ngc.
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I’m looking forward to throwing when it’s done. Test casting, it seemed to be a solid 1-2.5/3oz rod. Thats what I was looking for. That covers the majority of stuff that i throw.
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Done, but considering one more coat on the ramp to make it flush with the grip.

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Some reason i didnt notice the blank is blue . Nice color coordinated build.
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thanks, i want to get a look at it in some decent light.

last couple. final build weight was ~10.4oz.

Looks great and will be like casting air.
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Nice job Drew.

Nice job Drew.

Thanks

Looks great and will be like casting air.
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I'm hoping to get out and throw it tomorrow. I would have liked to keep the build weight under 10oz (if I knew it was this close). Comparing the epoxy on this rod vs others, I was a little heavy (granted, subtle difference). I also might have been able to tweak the grip a bit to shave a little weight.

I took advantage of the good weather and threw this rod for a bit. I only had stuff that was up to ~2.5oz or over 4oz. 4 is basically a no go on this rod, I wasn't expecting to throw 4 anyway. The rod handled everything up to 2.5 beautifully. Absolutely what I wanted out of this rod. Hopefully, it fishes as well as it throw. 2.5 covers most of the plugs I throw, cutty stuff, etc. I'm not sure if it will throw my rigged eels. I'm thinking it might be just short there.

I also upgraded to a Renzetti lathe. Set it up today, might mess around with it later tonight if I can get back to my office.

Sounds like it works for you. Most of the plugs most people throw is 3oz under. Sounds like a perfect blank.
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