So what is heavier? Vintage all brass seat vs contemporary cap and ring nickel silver seat with wooden spacer (I used a Ray Lee stock seat as an example.)
The weight is in grams-very close indeed!
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Friday, May 26, 2017
Patinated Brass Reel Seat
I found an old metal cap and ring reel seat which I liked. After sanding off a thin chrome plating, I applied a brown patina for brass until I got the look I wanted. It will be used on one of my future builds...
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Sunday, May 21, 2017
Unstructured Fiberglass 804-4 "Orange & Green"
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I have just completed a build on one of the blanks from the 2015 batch, which I put away for personal use (I realized I had an extra blank.) The rod has a fishtail grip with a slender nose, home-made, oil finished orange micarta reel seat insert, blued Garrison-style...
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Close Match
Completed orange home-made micarta reel seat, ready for the green Unstructured glass build....