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Remember when I talked about selecting your builder?  I mentioned having a rough idea of what you would like.  Ring a bell?  Here is an example of what I was talking about.  The customer commissioned a Steffen Brothers 7 weight fiberglass rod.  He knew he wanted a Reverse Half-wells handle necked down to flow into a down locking Nickel Silver seat.  I made the handle 7” long to accommodate the heavier rod, machined the insert out of Maple Burl and machined a Nickel Silver winding check to look like the older traditional stamped checks.  The rod will be complete shortly, but I wanted you to see how a customer's input effects a build.  I believe he hit the nail on the head with his outline. 

I and many custom builders greatly value customer input on any custom build.  Just give the rod outline a little thought and you and your builder can come up with exactly what you really want.

Until next time my friends,
Pete
 


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