Vintage Style Singlehand Salmon 8'8" 7#

Been busy, mainly setting up my own engineering workshop into my garage.

But something becoming to come out; an eight foot eight inch Singlehand Salmon rod, with wintage style hardware and rattan grip.

All brass, endcap rubber from guides'n'blanks and metals diy-turned in my garage. Hardy style "universal reel holder" texts carved with diamond carving tool.  Oak from my backyard for wood parts, heat treated pine under rattan. Btw. the rattan grip wound over heat treated pine or heat treated alder weighs a couple of grams less than cork handle!

The first step down style brass ferrules of my own make

Male in percsion lathe

Serrating with diamond grinder

Ready to be fitted

Proudly handmade

 

I must say that I am very pleased with the appearance and action with th e wooden handle. Casts very well 7 - 8# DT and WF lines.  hope to find some nice salmon to play with soon.