Conk,
You pretty much have it there. There's all kinds of ways to build a rod. I generally get all the gluing done first (except the butt cap so the blank still fits in my chuck). Layout the guides and wrap them on. I usually do all the cosmetic type of wraps/marbling after wrapping the guides. After all the coats of finish are applied, the last thing I do is glue the butt cap. Now, that's just the order I generally do things, you can certainly do them anyway you feel comfortable. I try and do things in sections, that's why I assemble the rod as I've described. Also, I try and not have to make excessive repeated mixes of glues and finish. If you glue one thing then move to something else like wrapping or marbling then you have to come back and mix glue again. I do that for attaching the cap but other than that I only make one mix of glue. If you already have your guides wrapped on then when you do your marbling you can use the same basic mix for both. Of course, you'll have some other containers for the marbling colors. Alot of times, I use foregrips to make the split grips (4" for the grip backwards and 2" for the butt and fore). I also use the black winding checks on each end of the split for a cleaner look to the foam. Not sure what your referring to the thread gimbals. In a nutshell, that's how I assemble and build that type of rod, just how I do it. Randy.
You pretty much have it there. There's all kinds of ways to build a rod. I generally get all the gluing done first (except the butt cap so the blank still fits in my chuck). Layout the guides and wrap them on. I usually do all the cosmetic type of wraps/marbling after wrapping the guides. After all the coats of finish are applied, the last thing I do is glue the butt cap. Now, that's just the order I generally do things, you can certainly do them anyway you feel comfortable. I try and do things in sections, that's why I assemble the rod as I've described. Also, I try and not have to make excessive repeated mixes of glues and finish. If you glue one thing then move to something else like wrapping or marbling then you have to come back and mix glue again. I do that for attaching the cap but other than that I only make one mix of glue. If you already have your guides wrapped on then when you do your marbling you can use the same basic mix for both. Of course, you'll have some other containers for the marbling colors. Alot of times, I use foregrips to make the split grips (4" for the grip backwards and 2" for the butt and fore). I also use the black winding checks on each end of the split for a cleaner look to the foam. Not sure what your referring to the thread gimbals. In a nutshell, that's how I assemble and build that type of rod, just how I do it. Randy.
