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Spining
For spining, lay each piece of the blank horizontally across two support points. Use a loop of yarn to hang a suitable, but light weight, half way between the two support points. The rod section will naturally rotate to the spined condition. Mark the concave side, side facing upwards, of each section. Assemble the blank so that the marks are in allignment. Check the spine of the assembled blank. All of the marks should face upward. In a sense, nature is telling you how the rod wants to bend.
As for the guides, I install them in the position the rod sees when fighting a fish. Hopefully the fish will pull harder on the rod than the effort exerted on the rod during casting.
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