Rod Building Workshop/Weekend Round UP !

[Lucky_Phill]

Good question Dane ( DC ),

I put up a post here on rod selection. I used a ' built " M10 some time ago, and found it great for what I wanted to use it for. I had some replies to that post which convinced me that it would go great with the TLD15 is wanted to marry it up to. All I had to do was track down the number / description and order the rod through a tackle shop.

As for materials, everyone bought their own and will continue to buy this sort of gear as I am sure it won't be the last rod they make. I am already looking forward to the next challenge.

Most GOOD tackle shops will have rod building materials.

Then again, I am sure there are members here that can advise you on rod selection, but as you say, nothing beats holding it in your hand. Having said that a rod will feel different as a blank and as a built rod ( I am lead to believe ), hey Stui ????? What is mine now, spagetti

Can't tell ya how much pleasure it is, watching my rod come from a blank to something that almost looks like it came from a shop. Ah bugger it, better than shop bought

If you can hold out Dane, there will be a rod building workshop/ weekend next year about same time as this year.

Cheers Phill

[sid_fishes]

here are some pics of the boat winch[i hope]

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it finally worked

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and another

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the last one

[stuart]

Looks great mate, Im glad you picked that colour than your first choice.

Stuart

[sid_fishes]

yeah , i,m glad you told me about the royal blue but like everything i found an metallic one as well, maybe the next one ..... now all i have to do is go use it cheers ian

[bearclaw]

Ian! what no marbling?

Myles

[sid_fishes]

myles, no mate not on this one .i think i,ll practice on 1 of my old rods first.

[Lucky_Phill]

OK< for the rod building dummies. What's marbling ?

I know what it is in the painting game, so I could be assuming it is similar to that ?????

Phill

btw, looks great Ian !!!!

[sid_fishes]

allright, i,ll ask what is it in the painting game?????? and thanks for comments i was beginning to think i was lously at it.marbling is adding pigments or paint to your epoxy, mixing or swirling as you go[ correct me if i,m wrong, and that will happen] if that makes sense cheers ian ps phill i dont think your rods a piece of spaghatti[if thats how you spell it] looks good to me cheers ian

[Flying_duck]

Hi guys, I am new in this chat site and have done marbling for the last 2 years or so on my rods and others. I am also a rod builder from Adelaide. Here is a sample of what I did on the last rod I built that was completed about 10 days ago. Tell me what you think.

[Lucky_Phill]

Looks interesting, Duck.

Marbling in painting, is sort of similar to this rod building type. Marbling is actually making a piece of " whatever " look like marble. You often use a brush ( feather ) to achieve a result. There are guys in the industry that will do a this and you will not be able to tell the difference from that and ' real ' marble. It is usually done on coloumns at entries to houses to create that " expensive ' effect, but can de done anywhere.

Cheers Phill

[sid_fishes]

g,day duck, mate what do you use for your pigments? i would be interested in seeing other work that you have done ......... cheers ian

[roz]

Just checked out your finished effort Ian. Looks very tidy and I like the colour combinations.

Mine are along those lines, although I got into trouble from Stu for carrying over the epoxy too far, I actually had no idea, and totally forgot to ask him back then.

As for marbling, I've seen it on a few rod building sites and it looks very good, might give it a go down the track. Firstly I want to improve my fish patterns, and then have a shot at Stu's weaving, which I found very impressive.

roz