Article gallery

Read the article Colt Actionrod Restoration here
The finished rod
Marks on the blank
The scraps
The raw blank
Ferrules without wrapping
CitriStrip varnish remover
Stripping off varnish
Stripping off varnish
Stripping off varnish
The cleaned blank
Labels still there
New varnish
A coat of clear varnish
Nice and unisform
The varnish spray setup
The components
Red trim on the wraps
Wrappings and a snake eye
Accents around the labels
Reel seat and reel
Ferrules
Ferrule wrappings
Ferrule wrappings, closeup
A shooting eye
The reel seat
The handle shoulder
Singed, sealed and delivered
The original label intact
Jim Burchette