One of my fishing buddies

[Melvinp]

Is building hand wrapping rod tables there turning out very nice I think especially with just scrap pieces of wood

 

[A-5]

I built a simple one. Guarantee that one’s nicer

 

[Melvinp]

I built a simple one. Guarantee that one’s nicer

There’s actually 2 different models he’s trying to prefect his model the one with the rod on it is #1

 

[Don]

Looks nice to me but not sure how he controls thread tension. I built a simple one as well. Next step will be to get one with a motor.

 

[Melvinp]

Looks nice to me but not sure how he controls thread tension. I built a simple one as well. Next step will be to get one with a motor.

With a half wrap on one of the pegs for one spring loaded spool mount on the other he likes the half wrap better

 

[Solitario Lupo]

Looks a lot better than the one I bought.

 

[Don M]

Looks nice to me but not sure how he controls thread tension. I built a simple one as well. Next step will be to get one with a motor.

Mine it store brought, motor is the way to go leveling epoxy.

 

[Don]

All my work has been with varnish only. Not poxy.

 

[Don M]

I never used varnish. Does varnish give with the bend of the blank

 

[Don]

Yes and it has that antique feel which is wonderful.
It is intended to be a beginners step for folks learning to do make their own. Its how they were done and it has a certain charm. I want to learn epoxy though as it provides a more resilient product. I could make it without a motor but then I'd have to stay with it so long to manually rotate it.

Do you have the mud hole models?

Melvin does your friend use a turning motor on this?

 

[Don M]

I have the Mudhole kit 4 years now. It was the cheapest one w/motor.

 

[Melvinp]

Yes and it has that antique feel which is wonderful.
It is intended to be a beginners step for folks learning to do make their own. Its how they were done and it has a certain charm. I want to learn epoxy though as it provides a more resilient product. I could make it without a motor but then I'd have to stay with it so long to manually rotate it.

Do you have the mud hole models?

Melvin does your friend use a turning motor on this?

Nope all hand I think that’s kinda the point no power needed just time and persistent s

 

[Solitario Lupo]

All my work has been with varnish only. Not poxy.

Doesn’t it turn yellow. I’ve done some stuff and over the years it looks ugly.
Clear epoxy never turns.

 

[Don]

You need some Bees's. Beauty is in the eyes of the BeeHolders. I think it looks classy-looking when it ages but realizing that not everyone likes that old look I've got my eye on the Mud Hole machine with the motor. then I'll switch to epoxy.