New ice rod

[harvey lee]

I decided I needed a nice ice rod for jigging walleyes. So, here we are building a new one and a bit different than the norm.

I decided to go with a wood handle and a reel seat. I purchase a raw red cedar handle and just got done with finishing the final finish coat.

The reel seat is not epoxied yet so it is out a bit in the photo yet.

Its hard to see in the picture the grain in the red cedar but it does have a very nice look and pattern.

Next I will be putting on the rod blank and the guides and wrap.

Other pics will follow as I progress.

[Cooter]

Looks like a good start, what are you going with for a blank?

[unfrozen]

Harvey, maybe you can help me. Sometimes on this site I can see peoples pictures/videos in their posts and other times I cannot. As an example, I can't see the picture you mentioned above.

Any insight would be helpful.

Thanks

[upnorth]

If you are viewing from work it could be they are blocking access to the photo hosting site.

One thing you could try is to delete all your temporary internet files, cookies and history.

Harvey, Cedar is a wonderful material to make handles from. Fairly light, durable and has some wonderful colors in the grain. It never looks as good in a pic as it does in person.

[unfrozen]

Good call upnorth. I can see it just fine at home.

Thanks

[mrklean]

nice looking handle harvey