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Rods i’ve built or repaired always seem to find their way into the “favorite category”. Had a pretty good day today but had to cut it short to start on an Ebony mouthpiece for a friends Alphorn.😳 The spool is staying absolutely true so i finished the outside profile and the bushing bore. On...

Today i finished up the hardware that makes the crank knob complete now. Probably don’t look like much but at 74 those threads look pretty small while single pointing them on the Lathe. I also put the spool billet in the lathe and roughed quite a bit of stock off. It can set a day or so incase...

Im surprised no one has mentioned the chance of contracting Giardia (Beaver fever) from Any water source. Up here you can get it from flowing water at the very top of the mountain’s as both the Sheep and the Caribou are up that high and probably don’t pay attention to where they pee OR poop...

Caribou hunting up the Ivashak river with a group of friends once; during a break in the action 4 of us were in camp at the same time. My very good friend Dale and his adult son were quietly setting on the river bank having a bit of quiet, reflective father son time, which i noticed. They had a...

Thanks for the kind words guys; from where you sit; it probably looks like i know what im doing. 🙄 Still waiting for materials; today i finished the last two things i could. Knowing i wanted a way to identify the reel i pulled out my electro/chem etching machine; which hasn’t been used in ages...

Today was spent building a reel foot, most of the day was occupied with “the special tooling” needed to do this. As that pile grew i started thinking, i may want to do this again someday? Most of today wont look like much to you so this will be a microwave version, lots of hours for such a small...

Over the years i’ve proven to myself that Procrastination is always the best policy! Wifey wouldn't agree! Not getting to the Mill yesterday proved my point as the night to sleep on it provided a very workable solution. I drew a circle on a 2x4 and jig sawed a sorta round plug then moved to the...

Today i took off on my reel hoping to get the cage roughed in and the windows machined and that was a wee bit too optimistic! Tomorrow i should get the windows cut in and if i don’t scrap it during that part; it will be pretty straight forward after that. Im still waiting for the remainder of my...

Im done with this part of the project now and with another 6 months of winter to endure have decided to make a fly reel as well, so I've ordered in some materials and will take in on it once material gets here. This will be a simple click/pawl reel; nothing too Buck Roger’s’ish! And i want to...

Thanks for the kind words. Lets start by dispelling the myth about “Alaskan Lunkers”; many years of pressure, especially on water along the road system has greatly reduced both the size And numbers of fish caught these days. You will work very hard to catch a Trout that exceeds 4lb’s or an 18...

Picking up on the rod now, some progress has been made. Im in the middle of winding on the eyes and today machined a couple brass ferrule bands. Once machined and parted off i made a couple glass mandrels to fit a little snug, allowing me to chuck up the mandrels and finish rounding the edges...

Please forgive me as the water’s too hard for a canoe trip but this Eagle who visited my bird feeder was interesting Today!

Id not use an anchor on flowing water but for my flat water fish dipping boat i machined a fitting and installed it in the stern and run the line thru, up to my seat; relying on a Harken cleat to secure the end. I don't even look back its that fool proof. Now of course you'd not want to deface...

My first experience with canoes came at scout camp out of Sebring Fla. in 1962 or there’bout. I don’t remember much going back that far except for the 12 man canoe races which were probably more about confidence building than anything else. I also remember what a rodeo they were. These were...

The tube is done and im happy with the effort. Trimmed up the ends and wiped out the inside. On the bottom plug i plunged a little radius into the shoulder, knowing this would look better than just butted up to the shoulder. The socket for the top, in the Lathe and a shot of each end; ready for...

The bulb protector stays in “the lay-up” and then becomes a nice slick, liner that is not susceptible to corrosion from moisture, as some aluminum ones aquire. Here’s a (funny to me) story of the evolution of these projects. When i started making these i went looking for a form that was around...

Looks like an Argo predecessor to me! https://silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Argo-Frontier-650.jpg

Now that the Canoe up-grades and Dip net projects are done for the year, i’m starting on a Glass fly rod and Kevlar rod tube. I recently picked up this 7’6” 3wt. Fiberglass blank and am excited to have this project. Ive made numerous Rod tubes so that’s the easy part. First thing was to fit the...

You are exactly correct Alan, on my rod tubes the glass is simply a cheap adder, then the carbon for the look (sex appeal?) I’ve used shrink wrap on a couple projects and like the smooth look it gives but it’s also holding All the rosin that was applied which adds to the weight. If a person has...

👍- These folks have a good selection of various sleeve materials, once i started using these my finished product looked so much better than trying to edge finish blades covered in fabric! It’s amazing how much they will expand and contract once you wet them out...