02-11-2003, 05:57 AM
Great inheritance Lonehunter, I would love to see a picture of it. I am getting into rodbuilding and I purchased a book called "Advanced Custom Rod Building" by Dale P. Clemens. I got it used on amazon.com for about $20. This would be your best bet for the information that you want. He goes through the whole rod building process, but he spends a lot of time on decorative stuff and has many pictures detailing several ways to decorate your rod. As for the finishes, there are several finishes available, and I don't think that yellowing is as much of a problem as it used to be. I use Flex coat finishes and haven't had a problem with them.
A couple of resources for rod building materials tutorials etc. are
[url "http://www.mudhole.com"]www.mudhole.com[/url]
or angler's workshop
[url "http://www.distantwaters.com/onlstore_aw/aw_sb_rodbuilding.asp?dis=659229"]http://www.distantwaters.com/onlstore_aw/aw_sb_rodbuilding.asp?dis=659229[/url].
Good luck on your project and I look forward to seeing pictures of this rod
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A couple of resources for rod building materials tutorials etc. are
[url "http://www.mudhole.com"]www.mudhole.com[/url]
or angler's workshop
[url "http://www.distantwaters.com/onlstore_aw/aw_sb_rodbuilding.asp?dis=659229"]http://www.distantwaters.com/onlstore_aw/aw_sb_rodbuilding.asp?dis=659229[/url].
Good luck on your project and I look forward to seeing pictures of this rod
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