Christmas

The Christmas tree


... the 2007 and 2008 trees



WARNING - If you might be getting a gift from me this year - you might not want to read on until after Christmas







Cutting board (walnut, cherry and maple) for sis

A walnut box for Mom

A frame for sis and Dave

Spinning rods for Hap and Mel

Josie's first fly rod

Josie's handspun yarn

My Birthday Present - A Kiley Mosaic

Josie got me a 7ft' 4wt Steve Kiley "Fall River" Mosaic for my birthday. Steve taught me how to make rods.

Installing Ferrules

Jackpot Special - Rod #2

A Dickerson 8013 for Stewart. Grip is cork and spalted maple. This is the first rod I dip finished and the first made from cane that I split.

Wraps

Getting a little better at wrapping guides on. These are a few from my new rods - pre varnish.

New Grips

A few new grips and reel seats for my latest rods


Heart of pine reclaimed from the mill in Cabbagetown, Georgia


Spalted maple and cork with delrin spacers.

Roughing and straightening

I'm working on 4 rods two piece/one tip rods right now. At 12 strips per rod - I had a lot of rough planing and straightening to do.

Rough planing


Nodes in need of straightening.


Heating the strip to make it more pliable.

30 seconds in the vise and its straight.