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Today i had a good day and got the line guard roughed in. There’s still a little file work and some polishing but it’s pretty well there. Once lined up in the mill and using the Digital readout i did everything i could and now all the work is in the center and lines up well. From the mill back...

Thanks Bob, im having fun. Today being Christmas eve i didn’t get too carried away but i did make a little progress! The shaft and it’s retaining bolt were finished and i made a dummy bushing (delrin) so i could mock up everything and check the latch function. Good thing i did because i needed...

In a couple days we’ll get off our butt’s and gain 9 seconds that day. Yesterday we lost our last second and by mid February you’ll be able to feel and see the change then by late April there will be some open water!

Today was a good day! The bushing end of the shaft was machined a little tight to the bushing then the O.D of the bushing was machined to a snug fit in the spool while it was still on the shaft; with the aid of double sided tape and a live center. This insures good concentricity once assembled...

Today’s focus was on some of the small spool parts. The pictures show where i started and how i ended up. It seems like the farther i go the more little things i need, tooling components; longer 3-48 screws etc, and being the holidays my progress will come to a halt directly while i wait for...

That ugly packing nut cleaned up fine and will make nice line guards, however i had to buy a smaller corner rounding mill so the guard will get screwed on later. The latch recess in the spool is done as is the latch cover. It was left on the stump for easy holding in the mill. 🙄the Alphorn...

Rods i’ve built or repaired always seem to find their way into the “favorite category”. Had a pretty good day today but had to cut it short to start on an Ebony mouthpiece for a friends Alphorn.😳 The spool is staying absolutely true so i finished the outside profile and the bushing bore. On...

Today i finished up the hardware that makes the crank knob complete now. Probably don’t look like much but at 74 those threads look pretty small while single pointing them on the Lathe. I also put the spool billet in the lathe and roughed quite a bit of stock off. It can set a day or so incase...

Im surprised no one has mentioned the chance of contracting Giardia (Beaver fever) from Any water source. Up here you can get it from flowing water at the very top of the mountain’s as both the Sheep and the Caribou are up that high and probably don’t pay attention to where they pee OR poop...

Caribou hunting up the Ivashak river with a group of friends once; during a break in the action 4 of us were in camp at the same time. My very good friend Dale and his adult son were quietly setting on the river bank having a bit of quiet, reflective father son time, which i noticed. They had a...

Thanks for the kind words guys; from where you sit; it probably looks like i know what im doing. 🙄 Still waiting for materials; today i finished the last two things i could. Knowing i wanted a way to identify the reel i pulled out my electro/chem etching machine; which hasn’t been used in ages...

Today was spent building a reel foot, most of the day was occupied with “the special tooling” needed to do this. As that pile grew i started thinking, i may want to do this again someday? Most of today wont look like much to you so this will be a microwave version, lots of hours for such a small...

Over the years i’ve proven to myself that Procrastination is always the best policy! Wifey wouldn't agree! Not getting to the Mill yesterday proved my point as the night to sleep on it provided a very workable solution. I drew a circle on a 2x4 and jig sawed a sorta round plug then moved to the...

Today i took off on my reel hoping to get the cage roughed in and the windows machined and that was a wee bit too optimistic! Tomorrow i should get the windows cut in and if i don’t scrap it during that part; it will be pretty straight forward after that. Im still waiting for the remainder of my...

Im done with this part of the project now and with another 6 months of winter to endure have decided to make a fly reel as well, so I've ordered in some materials and will take in on it once material gets here. This will be a simple click/pawl reel; nothing too Buck Roger’s’ish! And i want to...

Thanks for the kind words. Lets start by dispelling the myth about “Alaskan Lunkers”; many years of pressure, especially on water along the road system has greatly reduced both the size And numbers of fish caught these days. You will work very hard to catch a Trout that exceeds 4lb’s or an 18...

Picking up on the rod now, some progress has been made. Im in the middle of winding on the eyes and today machined a couple brass ferrule bands. Once machined and parted off i made a couple glass mandrels to fit a little snug, allowing me to chuck up the mandrels and finish rounding the edges...

Please forgive me as the water’s too hard for a canoe trip but this Eagle who visited my bird feeder was interesting Today!

Id not use an anchor on flowing water but for my flat water fish dipping boat i machined a fitting and installed it in the stern and run the line thru, up to my seat; relying on a Harken cleat to secure the end. I don't even look back its that fool proof. Now of course you'd not want to deface...

My first experience with canoes came at scout camp out of Sebring Fla. in 1962 or there’bout. I don’t remember much going back that far except for the 12 man canoe races which were probably more about confidence building than anything else. I also remember what a rodeo they were. These were...