Busy at the lathe

[woody-wood]

No end to your talents Boris.

Well done on the resurrection.

[Boris]

Cheers Woody.

Might even try making a reel next year with an agate line guide. I love red agates or banded agates.

But there’s still a long steep learning curve to go.

Thanks Sleepy.

[sleepy]

Too clever by half Boris.

[JC2]

Yes,I will put my order in now before the rush….. one with a red agate guide to match the wraps on my F. E. Thomas 3 wt that you made for me a few years ago.

[Boris]

I’ll keep you posted, Jeff.

[Boris]

I found a very nice JW Young Reel for a 3wt rod. It has a red agate – I love red agates – the agate was cracked and the sharp edges will cut my fly line so I decided to take matters into my own hand and replace the agate.


A nice agate but cracked wont do. I bought a nice replacement that’s a reasonable replacement – same as the Hardy Perfect size, a little thicker that the original JW Young but I had little choice.

I love using collets and seeing the agate go into the bezel. Rolled over the edge with a spinning tool

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[Boris]

Made a new brass rivet

A beautiful old reel lives again with a new coat of lipstick!!

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[Stephen Hill]

Lovely stuff Boris. I really try and appreciate your attention to detail. I’m sure I miss some, but golly, it looks so good.

 

😎

[Boris]

Thanks, Steve.

I’m still a long way from making an entire reel form scratch. That’s going to be level of detail far beyond this.

[GR]

Nice work Boris

[jimmyellenberger]

Finesse…. I believe that is the correct term of reference for work of that standard.  Very nice to see and envy.

Cheers…J

[mitch aka 2 fish]

this is why we keep you around, boris.

 

see you in march,

or else,

shawn

[Tocs]

mitch aka 2 fish wrote:

this is why we keep you around, boris.

see you in march,

or else,

shawn

And the sourdough…..

[Boris]

Thanks fellas.

I look forward to March each year for the laughs mainly!!

 

 

[JC2]

Beautiful as always. Looking forward to share a few tastes on a stream or lake chasing the browns with our cane rods.

The company is what makes it and the conservation and the Barack or a good single malt and the time to enjoy a cigar.

We have done that many times over the years, let it continue.

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