Reel Repair by Alan Tani

These pictures of the new knob for my 501 are not what Lou's knob actually looks like in real life, It's absolutely gorgeous. The depth of color and detail is stunning.

Lou; You are a artist craftsman. Thank you so much. Ruth said "THAT REEL IS MINE"!! Roll Eyes

Joe

Stunning work all the way around! 

Andy

Man another home run. Beautiful reel and knob. Sheridan

Beautiful reel for sure!

Hard to believe it can still be called a 501 though.

Steve

Who scratches head on this one....

Now that is art.

Good looking reel there!

I am not sure it will match Ruth's custom rod though.  Maybe you need to wrap another?

   Well Joe...there is one good thing about it. If she's claiming that one...you have the go-ahead to start another build!   Great work, it looks fabulous.

almost too pretty to fish 


always a treat to see a craftsman's unique style and pride shining through in their work.


nice work Lou - and I'm guessing this is only the tip of iceberg.

Beautiful reel Joe.

I'm waiting on my Lou's knobs for 2 red Jigmaster's and one Ice Blue. They are a work of art.

We are spoiled rotten here on the forum. The rest of the reel world knows not what they're missing, but guaranteed the custom reels like Joe's will be highly sought after for generations to come, the same as many of the mind bending creations found only on this forum.

Lou, your workmanship is very inspirational to say the least !!

  -Ted

you know, i was thinking the same thing


was wondering if 30 years from now that exact reel would be gracing pages somewhere and what the conversations would be


build em to last, that's my MO

Thanks everyone. I've got a bit of a hiccup on the lathe at the moment but I'll get sorted out. I've been running the holy heck out of it lately.  Either the speed controller or the motor brushes. 

The positive comments are appreciated and Joe, that reel is Soweeeet! Nice work!
All have a great evening,  ..  Lou

i just fixed the vacuum motor the the central vacuum unit.  it was the brushes...... 

I'm sure in 30 years our reels will be mostly composite of some sort. Maybe even the gears!

Thanks for all the kind words, but if it were not for guys like Lou,Cortez Conversions,Moto Fab,Vintage offshore conversions, Pro Challenger And Maxed Out. That reel would not exist. So most of the credit goes to those guys. internally Bryan's 5 stack drag system.

So thank you all for making this possible for me to enjoy and Ruth!

Joe