The way it's SUPPOSED to look

Well, after my recent success with rod finish, I decided to finish two of the other three I'm working on.  It was a pretty exciting night!  (For me anyways...I guess I'm simple like that.)  Just think, that other one took me darn near a month...and once I had the right tools and components, I can get two done a night.

Oh well, live and learn.

So these are before and after photos.  The "finished" photos are kinda cruddy, but the lighting was poor.  It gives you the idea of what CORRECT finish is supposed to look like though.  Ooh, and I have a video of a nifty little "invention!"



An OLD cane pike pole

Kinda needed some work

 

He had taped on guides and....still used it!



Old steelhead pole...same repairs



Woofta!

 

They were both his Grandfather's....



After taking off the guides, sanding, and refinishing with Spar Varnish

 

Not too bad (I didn't touch the handles.  I wanted those to remain the same.)




Hmm, sideways.  Just gives you an idea of how old they are based on the reels.

 

Purty

THAT'S how you do it!

Now, I only have one drying motor that turns at six revolutions per minute.  Yes, I could have simply done the "quarter turn every 15 minutes to prevent sagging" thing, but I really wanted the whole shebang to come out "poifect."

Check it out!  A little floss and viola!