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Article Colt Actionrod Restoration Mar 11. 2023 Refurb Jim Burchette restored an old glass rod - stripped and rebuilt it - and it came out as good as new Read the story here	Article Why I DIY Feb 9. 2016 Home made Why would you Do It Yourself? The answer might seem simple, but it wasn't, once Paul Kalbrener started thinking about it. Read Paul's story here	Article BaR: Testing May 14. 2007 Build a Rod, 5 The rod is done and you need to determine what line is best for it. Don't always trust the fine print on the blank, but join Jan-Ole Willers on the water for a test of the newly built rod to find out whether it was worth the effort. Last installment of our rod building series here
Article BaR: Coating May 14. 2007 Build a Rod, 4 We're now at the final stage of our rod buidling process, and ready to coat the wrappings. this requires a clean room and a lot of care. Jan-Ole Willers shows us in great detail how to do the best job and where to do it. All the advice you will need is found here	Article BaR: Wrapping May 14. 2007 Build a Rod, 3 This time we look at guide selection and preparation as well as the critical process of wrapping the guides. Learn some neat tricks from German Jan-Ole Willers in this third part of his extensive rod building series. A guide to guides is found here	Article BaR: Handle May 14. 2007 Build a Rod, 2 The handle is both an important part of any rod and a whole project in itself when building a rod. Jan-Ole Willers helps you choose a shape, select the cork and plan added features such as a fighting butt. Read the instructions to building a rod handle here
Article BaR: Parts May 14. 2007 Build a Rod, 1 The first part of the Global Flyfisher article series on building your own graphite fly rod, which takes you by the hand from the very beginning of the process: identifying and selecting the parts and materials you need. Jan-Ole Willers helps you take the first steps.	Article Build a Rod May 14. 2007 BaR The introduction to the cover-it-all series on building your own grpahite fly rod, which will run through the whole process of building a complete fly rod, covering selection of components, handle, guides, coating and testing. Start your rod-building career with Jan-Ole Willers here.	Article Writing on rods May 12. 2007 Pen and ink One of the hallmarks of rod builder Dave Lewis' work is the handwritten details on each rod. The writing is done by Dave's wife Mary Lu and in this article Dave briefly explains how to obtain the best results when writing on rods. Learn about tools and materials here.
Article Bamboo part 7 Aug 23. 2004 The last installment Follow along as Harry Boyd takes us through the process of trimming the bamboo blank to the proper length, preparing and mounting your ferrules, and adjusting the fit of the ferrules. Many thanks to Harry for this well received series of articles. Click here to read the last chapter.	Article Lamiglas Appalachian Nov 17. 2003 Rod Review On your knees, casting to a small spot fifteen or twenty feet away. Float the line behind you and then "flick" the line foward. Man, I love this rod for that kind of fishing. It's like it knows what I want to do and casts a perfect narrow loop with impressive speed. Read the rest of Bob's review.	Article Lamar Reel Seats Dec 12. 2002 Rod Building Andy Dear hits a home run with his custom reel seat spacers and complete reel seats. It's a rare thing for a product to get a "Global Class" GFF rating, but Andy's woodworking skills earn him that high honor easily. Click here to see Andy's work