The third one turned out to be a lemon. Listed as a probable 6 weight rod it has the heft of a 8 or 9 weight and was varnished by a previous owner with a dark, walnut varnish that makes it look like it was made out of the hardwood.
Anyway, I've decided to make a project out of it and strip off the varnish, try to straighten out a slight bend in the middle section and rewrap the guides.
Since I have never done anything with bamboo, I have a few questions:
1.Any cautions for stripping the varnish? I was planning to just use a generic varnish remover.
2. I know heat is used to straighten out sections before they are glued, but is it possible to use heat to straighten out a finished section?
3. Can I use regular rod thread for wrapping? Do I just seal the thread with the varnish?
4. What varnish do you recommend, and can it be applied with a brush? I read somewhere that the ideal would be to dip it.
Thanks, Tom
On Jan 18, 2004, at 4:39 PM, Michael B. Bliss wrote:
I was reading somewhere and can't remember where that Antron has been
changed. For some reason I am thinking that is no longer trilobal but four
sided. Can someone confirm this and tell us what that means to the
reflection quality. Or take me out of my misery and tell me I am all wet.
Mike
