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In the shop ...... |
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Bench number 1. |
Bench Number 2. |
Both benches. Note the car door. |
Homemade planing form. |
Storage inside the shop.
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Starting a split using the Hida splitter. |
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Darkly flamed culm.
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Mini- Garrison binder
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Unfinished bench 2 with golok. |
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My rod wrapper. |
Glued rods. |
During final planing. |
The planes- |
Steaming for node prep. |
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My shop mate. |
Unsuccessful straightening device. |
Dipping device. |
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I love Martin reels. |
Piute-rainbow hybrid |
Soon to become rod #1 |
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Rod # 2 |
 Rod #3 |
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Creel and Rod |
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Rods 4, 5 and 6 in the drier. |
Rod #4 |
Rod #4 First Fish. |
Rods 4 and 5. |
Close Up. |
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Butt shot. |
Rod #7 |
Rod 7 close up |
Rod #7 as delivered. |
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Rod #6 finally wrapped. |
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Rods 2, 5 and 6 reunited. |
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Rod #8 |
Wrapping rod #9 |
Rod 9 drying in dipping box. |
Rod 10 |
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Rods 11 & 12.
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Rod 12 on it's first day fishing. 15 inches of Sierra rainbow. |
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Rod #13 on the Dana Fork. |
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 Rod #13 and the Brady Conway Combination. |
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Rod #9 and a big fish. |
Rod # 9's not so bad after all. |
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 Some cool photos of rod # 5 by Gino Zahnd. |
Rod 14 |
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   Tough love. |
 Rod 15 |
Rod 15 and first wild, native brook trout. |
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Rod 16 Made in 2007 |
 Post varnish overcoat |
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 Final Pictures of rod16 before shipping. |
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 Playing with shadows- rod 16. |
 Cross section of the original butt and grip for rod 17. |
 Rod 17. Wrapping the guides. |
Finished Rod. |
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Rod 18H |
Rod 19 |
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