Wood lathe to turn rod handle

[oc1]

Fred, I learned in junior-high shop class too.  But, they only had one lath so it took a while before all thirty students in each class ever got a crack at it.

[quang tran]

I never hand on the lathe until now . It's very nice to teach the kids all skill needed in school so when they graduate they ready to get to work . I wonder they still do that in school now ?

[quang tran]

Put these grips on a rod today . It was a 6' blank that broke off 2" . I never can install this kind of grip on rod with cork because it require to bore quite big hole ,sidewall is too thin and broke off .Oak is much stronger with only 3/16 sidewall it remain strong .However the handle quite heavy , next time will try cedar wood . Using used gold guides , I collected lots of used guides over  years by save the guides from broken rod that people throw away , have to use a silver tip because can't find gold tip this size

[reelynew]

That looks really good Quang.  Nice job. 

If you ever see some koa, cocobolo, acacia or rosewood, pick some up and turn something with it.  There's a lot of nice curls in those woods and they are very dense and water resistant. 

Just make sure you're not breathing in any of the dust. 

[foakes]

Looks good, Quang!

Does the additional lower end rod weight affect the combo balance?

Or is it not an issue?

My ShopSmith has a horizontal boring feature where the wood can be secured square and solid —- I have only needed that feature maybe 3 or 4 times in 46 years for furniture, lamp construction, HD work benches, and a few other specialty situations.

Beautiful work!

Best, Fred

[oldmanjoe]

  Keep a eye on the import stores , like floor and wall tile , motorcycle dealerships and anything from South America .  Their pallets have a lot of exotic woods .

[Dominick]

Good advice from Reelynew, don't breathe in the dust, it'll make you cocobolo.  Dominick

[quang tran]

Does the additional lower end rod weight affect the combo balance?

Or is it not an issue?

 Hi Fred ,I normal use heavy butt cap ( chair tip or alluminum cap ) on long rod for better balance but this is a short rod and adding weight at handle just carry extra weight . I remember you have a post about 2 Daiwa GS-13 ,Do you still have them ?

[quang tran]

Just make sure you're not breathing in any of the dust.

Hi Matt , As you know I run the lathe outside and when using lathe dust always flying to your face so I put a fan in my back to blow dust away ,I hear cedar dust also not good

[quang tran]

  Keep a eye on the import stores , like floor and wall tile , motorcycle dealerships and anything from South America .  Their pallets have a lot of exotic woods .

Thank Joe , I will keep an eye for that

[foakes]

That sounds good, Quang —-

With your mechanical skills, I look forward to your rod creations.

Yes, the (2) matched pair of Gold Daiwa GS13s are still available.

Just haven't had a chance to sell them since we took a 8-Day trailer camping trip over to Death Valley.  It takes a few days to get packed and prepped properly —- then the travel and time on site —- then a post cleanup, stowing, and prep of all gear for the next trip.

Price is $100 each or both for $150.

They are in boxes, unused, and with the paperwork.

These are high quality and excellent reels from the golden age of reel quality.  A great size.

The gold series of Daiwa reels from this era are of course gold anodized instead of silver —- plus they have bearings instead of bushings.

Let me know.

Best, Fred