That's not a knife......That's a knife!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Joe Arguello) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:05:09 GMT

All,
Well I spent a good part of the day shoveling snow, then I did something I have been wanting to do for some time. I started with a leaf spring, cut out a blank, then hot cut along the marks you see. The top is a forged knife I am working on, fresh out of the forge (well I had to let it cool slowly to anneal it). The blade is going to be about 10 1/2 inches!!! That's a knife. I will post as progress takes place.

CRS...

feeds@yuku.com (splitcane) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:47:31 GMT

Can't Remember SIIIT....

Harvesting bamboo for rod project

feeds@yuku.com (fango) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:02:21 GMT

Last week, I and a few fly buddies went looking for bamboo.. and some gone fly fishing...

9th Annual Freeze Yer Arse Off on the Gunpowder

feeds@yuku.com (scott bearden) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:19:24 GMT

Hello everybody,

Mark Wendt normally organizes this, and in an effort to help him out I offered to help out this year. It is that time again for the yearly announcement for the annual FYAO. 2010 marks the 9th year we've been meeting up on New Years day to do a little fishing and a lot of socializing. The format remains the same this year, as it has in the past.

We'll be holding our 9th Annual FYAO (Freeze Yer Arse Off) fishing day on January 1, 2010 at the...

What is the value of 1968 7' 1/2 -3 3/4 HEH Phillipson Paramount

feeds@yuku.com (NWPatriot) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:40:44 GMT

Doing some research on a 1968 7' 1/2 -3 3/4 HEH Phillipson Paramount. It was given to me in a raffle and I am trying to get an idea of what I have.

It is in excellent condition. Everything original. Grip has no flaws. and heel is gold with what looks like resin or plastic The Raffle Guy said that it has been used twice by his father who passed away. It has two tips, bag, and aluminum pole. Has a Pflueger Gem no. 2095 ( black with tan swirly thumb reel). I would like to...

Best Inexpensive Fly Reel

feeds@yuku.com (Churchwarden) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:42:24 GMT

In your opinion what is the best inexpensive trout reel in the hundred dollar range, preferably USA or British made?

Spalted Crab Apple and other Spalted Blanks

feeds@yuku.com (caddisfly777) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:14:54 GMT

A few folks have asked me if there are any Spalted Crab Apple blanks available.

This photo was shamelessly stolen from Joe's excellent Tutorial

What is available in the Crab Apple is: 35 of the 7/8 and about 35 of the 3/4 inch.

Most of the blanks are 6 inches long but some are 5 to 5.5 inches...

The dogs and pheasant hunting in South Dakota

feeds@yuku.com (Curley) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:27:00 GMT

I have to brag a bit about my dogs. But, only a little bit.

Mojo, Ariell and I have made it to Pierre, South Dakota, and are pheasant hunting with my dad, his friend Chris, who owns the lodge and property we hunt, and 30 of our closest friends. We know the names of six or seven people, but the others are pretty entertaining at any rate. This trip is what used to be an annual event. It seems every Thanksgiving and New Years, I would somehow find my way to this...

7'9" Light Wet fly Taper

feeds@yuku.com (bubba01) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:16:10 GMT

I have been fooling around with Churchwardens request for a 7ft, 9in, 4wt, wet fly action. Here is something I came up with. It's a deriviation of an F.E. Thomas design. What do you guys think ? The flies that will be used are small, for example a wooly bugger would be tied as a #14 etc.

00 - .059 45 - .183
05 - .071 50 - .196
10 - .098...

BEST WISHES

feeds@yuku.com (bubba01) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:16:00 GMT

Hey guys, just wanted to take a minute to wish everybody Happy Holidays. It's all you people who make this forum an enjoyable experience.

Billy Carter (Bubba01)

1910 Boy Scout Merit Badge

feeds@yuku.com (troutwings) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:55:33 GMT

Ok Guys...I'd like your thoughts...I received the email below. The question is how would a 13 year-old Boy Scout have built those two rods in 1910. Doesn't say bamboo so could probably be wood. I'd guess splice joints. Shooting board? Whittle a piece of ash? Any historians please jump in here..

Hello Dennis, I thought I would send this to you before I call.

I have been asked to set...

Wisdom, advice, counsel, and so forth

feeds@yuku.com (Churchwarden) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:12:42 GMT

Ok, gentlemen, here is my question: I want a 7'9" 4-weight designed primarily for wet fly fishing with a sink-tip line. I'm wondering what taper(s) would best satisfy that requirement. After work, on Thursday, I'm paying a visit-with deposit in hand-to a surly, psychotic, and disreputable rod maker (otherwise known as Bill Carter) to discuss the details. Just kidding about Bill, of course. He is a good friend and a fine rod maker, and I'm truly looking forward to owning a...

Getting the most out of those pen blanks

feeds@yuku.com (Joe Arguello) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:00:49 GMT

Well as we all know there are a bunch of nice pen blanks out there. Many of these are some of the most beatifully figured burl woods avaliable at a good price, or maybe not such a good price. How about if you could get them for half the price? Well if you get 2 reel seats out of one blank isn't that just what you have done? In my strange way of thinking that's just it. We know that pen blanks are mostly 3/4" x 6" and the reel seats I make I like to make about 3 1/4"...

YouTube Stuff

feeds@yuku.com (EZ Mack) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:43:56 GMT

Here's a couple of cool YouTube links.

Fish on cane. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEOUspaYj0U

Sharpening.

Simple Cane Ferrule 2

feeds@yuku.com (bubba01) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:07:07 GMT

Here is another cane ferrule that's not to hard to construct but does require a bit more planning ahead then the sleeve type. This is a female ferrule built into the rod shaft itself. You use a swell in the female ferrule end that is scalloped, ala hollow building, to create the ferrule. You need to deceide what wall thickness you want so you can determine the dimentions of the swell. Also, you might need to change the taper at the smallest dia. of the shaft before the swell in order to...

Simple Cane Ferrule

feeds@yuku.com (bubba01) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:20:53 GMT

Sense there is a lot of curiosity about cane ferrule making, I thought I would post a short tutorial on a simple method I have used in the past. Hopefully it will give you some basic knowledge from which you can expand upon. Some may not like the athstetics because I don't try to hide the ferrule, rather I prefer to accentuate it. Either way, your own imagination can take over and give your own look to the finished product. Below is a 7ft, 6in 4 wt done with this method.

3wt dt fly line

feeds@yuku.com (Rick) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:06:06 GMT

Does anybody have any opinions on Zhu's silk line or cortland peach.I have been using wt forward
my leonard 39dh and getting by with it.I have a 3 piece 3wt in the works and would like to try something
different on it.
Thanks in advance,
Rick

How to bugger it up

feeds@yuku.com (flyman) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:39:42 GMT

This rod was supposed to be a Para-15 with 2 tips. After a week of testing on my new oven, I put the cane in and promptly over cooked it. I was going to ammonia tone it, but that won't be necessary now.

Then I didn't follow through with the plane and broke off the tip of one of the strips... too much to recover from, and being the last of my cane right now, I had to dig through the scrap pile to find something that would work. Then I had to remember how much I over cooked...

Splitting and Staggering Tutorial

feeds@yuku.com (Joe Arguello) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:05:45 GMT

Well the best place to start off is with the tools:

We need to cut the culm in half first:

Anybody cast a ST-4 at '08 SRG?

feeds@yuku.com (flyman) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:49:58 GMT

I started out with a Sir-D taper... didn't really like it that much. David Bowlin had me over and let me cast some of his test rods. I really liked the ST-4 taper and have made several permutations from it. I think that the ST-4 was one of the ones that he had with him at '08 SRG. I'm hoping that one of you more advanced makers has cast that taper and hopefully can point me towards classic tapers that have a similar feel. I'm doing a blank swap in the spring and though I'd...

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