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Grinch 
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Posted on: Aug. 04 2012,17:38 |
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After I finished my first build, I was confident I'd learnt enough to take on something else. Something more expensive.
I've always liked the idea of owning a switch rod and learning how to use one, so I might as well build for my second project.
It took a while to settle on the blank. Needed some help with this, and so I was in the ear of Chris Dore every five minutes asking for advice, and Tore was kind enough to help me out too. Thanks for that guys, much appreciated.
Anyway... I finally ordered my blank. An 11 foot, 7 weight switch blank from CTS in lemon yellow.
A couple of weeks later it arrived...
Unfortunately I had to disappear off to work soon after that, so I couldn't start immediately. The next morning I set about getting the bottom end sorted.
It took forever to ream out the handle, but I got there in the end. I used a shim underneath the reel seat instead of binding with thread, I found it was much faster and tidier.
I left it all to dry and went away to work again.
It was another couple of days before I could get back to working on it. I had planned on using blue bindings, but before I got properly underway I had a play with red and blue together, to see how it looked.
It turned out quite purple looking, and I knocked it on the head pretty quickly. It might be worth a try in the future in the right colour combination.
I reverted back to the blue bindings and finished them with metallic gunmetal trim wraps. There was a bit more to wrapping the guides on this rod than on my first project.
Eventually I got the guides wrapped and moved on to epoxying. I had to do it in two parts, due to the length of the rod.
Its all finished now... I'm reasonable happy with the end result, although I had a couple of dramas while epoxying the bottom section which nearly sent me to the nuthouse.
I learnt plenty more from this build, lessons which will help me when I undertake my next project. Next on the cards is a 5 weight which I hope to have made in time for the new season... the only trouble is I'm still trying to decide which one?
In the meantime I need to learn how to use my new switch rod!
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fraser hocks
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Posted on: Aug. 05 2012,00:38 |
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Very nice Grinch. Love the colour combination! Very original, and stylish!
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Johnno
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Posted on: Aug. 05 2012,13:04 |
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. Don't care for the colour personally but nevertheless very nice ! Gonna pm you..
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"I never understood the appeal of flyfishing Jim. It's too much like masturbation for me, without the payoff".
( Gabriel Shear - Swordfish )
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Chris Dore
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Posted on: Aug. 05 2012,14:10 |
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Very noice mate!
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www.CHRISDORE.com
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Tore
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Posted on: Aug. 05 2012,17:18 |
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Nice job! Very rewarding isn't it. 
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robertsan21
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Posted on: Aug. 09 2012,12:13 |
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Purple, you like purple even on streamers ;)
I need to try this one dude.
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fraser hocks
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Posted on: Aug. 09 2012,13:17 |
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If your ever down QT way Grinch, drop me a line. Id love to have a proper look at that rod. I'm half thinking of building it an identical brother for myself.
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Nesameletus
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Posted on: Aug. 09 2012,13:29 |
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Very good, you'll love the CTS blank, they're awesome.
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Webby
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