First Burl Handle Rod....

[Curtis Fry]

...I just finished it yesterday. Hats off to Cheech who turned the handle and the reel seat insert. Great stuff!!! Nice to do something a little different for a change.

Here's the finished product...

[jdubya]

how come its green?? st patricks day??

[Curtis Fry]

Just wanted something a little different. Plus I've always been a sucker for the Winston Green colored rods. Throw in a little green burl and it's a done deal. Of course, now that I think about it, maybe I'll do a red, white and blue one in July.

[WindKnot]

Nice work Curtis. I like it.

PS Based on what we learned at the dubbing party last night would you agree that the shade of green is BCS-6?

[fishn]

That is a very nice rod. I imagine you and I will need to go break it in soon. I can't wait until the ice comes off Scofield and Strawberry!

Herb

[Rod]

Curtis, that is nice!
Here is a picture of the burl grip and custome seat that cheech spun up for me.

[Curtis Fry]

Very nice rod Rod! Next one I do, I want to incorporate wood into the grip like that. And the color, Windknot only looks like BCS-6 in that light. It's really BCS-7.556 (a little known "secret" color the Borgers guard very closely).

I'm taking the rod for a test spin tonight with the new versatip line. Can't wait for the lakes to thaw!

[JayMorr]

Nice rods. Cheech does really nice work! I like the reel seats.


JayMorr

[cheech]

Nice work fellas. Nice wraps to make my wacky creations look decent.

[newtyer]

cheech..

what are you doing to protect the wood? Are you buying stabilized blanks or just using a varnish?

[cheech]

cheech..

what are you doing to protect the wood? Are you buying stabilized blanks or just using a varnish?

wood protection compliments of teak oil, and spar urethane. Mucho protection there.

Cheech