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NEW!
Flocked Grips: Manual, Air-Assisted & Electrostatic
Courtesy of Bill Stevens
Flocking of cork grip sections was introduced to the custom rod building community through Tom Kirkman's demonstration at Charlotte, in 2005, and articles in Rodmaker Magazine. Custom rod
builders have successfully used flocking of natural cork to enhance functionality, longevity and beauty of custom rods that stand out in this unique market. This in-depth article contains instructions on several methods of flocking. Special thanks to Bill Stevens, Tom Kirkman, Ralph O'Quinn, Italo Busi & Jill Goldman.
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NEW!
Guide Wrap Color Combination Tester
Courtesy of David Boyle
Need help visualizing your color combinations? David Boyle, author of Visual Wrap and Visual Weave software has developed a nifty little tool for rod builders to test out various guide wrap color schemes. Check it out today!
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NEW VIDEOS
Custom Rod Building with Kevin Brotz
Produced by Kevin Brotz in association with Mud Hole Custom Tackle
New to rod building? Just looking for some additional tips & tricks? These videos will introduce you to the concepts and practical methods of building a custom fishing rod. See how to install handles, build up reel seats, find the spine of a rod blank, mix epoxy, wrap guides and apply finish. Kevin covers all the bases and includes several tips, tricks and tidbits of advice along the way.
Trim Bands & Inlays
Written by Raymond Adams
Ever wish you could make a trim band but don't know how? The author of this tutorial has discovered his own method and shares his techniques in this handy tutorial. Trim bands are an easy way to add some pizzazz to your custom rod and can even give those boring old store-bought rods a custom look.
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Packing and Rolling Decorative Thread Art
Courtesy of Doc Ski
From the Introduction:
"The greatest compliment a decorative thread artist can receive is 'Where can I buy those stickers?' or 'That looks like tape, can I buy some?' I am often asked how to get the wraps tighter and with less visible gaps. I have assembled some pictures during a recent weave and tried to make a picture tutorial. Pictures and videos are the easiest way for me to learn and I hope these can be of some help to those of you who are trying to tighten your wraps up."
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For More Instruction from Doc Ski check out his DVDs Available here and here
Multi-Thread Wraps & Crosswraps
By BD Ehler
Decorating fishing rods with thread designs have been around for many years. To the new rod builder and some of the experienced rod builders the process of placing a cross wrap design on the butt section of a rod can be intimidating. The goal of this series of articles is to help remove the confusion from doing cross wraps by explaining how these designs are created. Our hope is to stimulate builders to try this form of decoration.
Part I: Crosswraps
Part II: Multiple Thread Wraps
Finishing Techniques
by Artie Hebert
Thanks to Mr. Artie Herbert, the author of the popular "How To Build
Custom Rods Step by Step" video and several advanced rod building
and thread work videos, offers his methods of applying finish to rods.
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