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Recycling .... Reuse and Reshape

Started by Bobfly, October 07, 2020, 05:33:51 PM

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Bobfly

A favourite rod I have been using quite a lot recently. About 28 years old, liked it and bought another for Mrs Bobfly (and so that I had a spare !). Matt black Scierra 5 piece 9ft 6wt so packs small.
Could feel the butt section moving a little within the front of the handle and wanted to thicken out the handle to help old stiffer fingers.

Two handles, one cut off front end plus a champagne cork.
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Sellecting drill using front collar for size.
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Drilling the cork
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Fitting up using epoxy 2 part
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On the lathe for sanding to shape
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Quite pleased with end result. Feels OK for size and front curve.
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emc


Inchlaggan

Nice work but the 'elf and safety boys is going to give you pelters for not clamping the cork in the drill press.
'til a voice as bad as conscience,
rang interminable changes,
on an everlasting whisper,
day and night repeated so-
"Something hidden, go and find it,
Go and look beyond the ranges,
Something lost beyond the ranges,
Lost and waiting for you,
Go."

Bobfly

They can crawl off down an Elfhole !!!! 
It was just me using the phone beforehand as I can't take a piccie whilst holding the cork and drawing down on the drill. My left hand actually has full operational "Item for drilling" certification. Part of the national workshop self-certification programme.   :8)
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Bobfly

Here is a sort of before and after, showing SWMBO's handle which was always a little bit slimmer than mine beforehand.
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Bobfly

Cheers Bob. Hope all is well with yourselves.
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