Last night I was able to plane the butt sections of this beastly 7 weight. Those pieces are huge! The Stanley 9 1/2 got a good workout as well as the model 60 and #18. It is funny how I gravitate to old tools at antique stores in the hopes of finding another great antique plane to add to the bamboo tools selection that I have. I have found that you can never have too many planes and blades: bamboo really dulls them quickly.
Here are the tip and butt sections in the string to look for glue lines before gluing. There are some VERY small gaps butt for a rod that will be used on Carp and other such creatures I think it will do just fine.
Can't wait to fish it. Maybe we'll hook up with a muskie for you. Also. Is the lower picture the narrow ends of the rod? Because if so... wow, that is big.
ReplyDeleteYes the bottom picture is the tip of the butt and tip of the tip section. This is one strong rod!
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