Terry Henson

Some folks have asked where and how do I do my feather enlays. Here is "The Desk" where all my creations are made. It has to be messy or I can't find anything. Tried keeping it neat and that didn't work out. I know it looks like a mess, but I know where every feather is!!!!!

This is the reelseat to the Sage I am working on. It is Black Buffalo Horn with an Amber Cap. Uplocking seat with some unusual figure in it.

This is special reelseat made for me by REC several years ago. REC never finished the project and I only received 3 of these special reelseats. They are engraved with a 14kt gold band in the center. Wood is Carolina Cherry burl. Rod is a 3 piece Sage with Ivory and burl wood enlays. One of kind reelseat.

Finished a 5 piece Winston with a nice reelseat made of burl with an ivroy ring and Amber cap. Amber has a size 36 or so small fly fossilized inside. Can be seen with a naked eye.

Nice little 6 feather pattern with some jungle cock on a 21 inch mark

Finished Sage with a simple, but popping feather pattern. Has Kenya Crested, Malay, Crow, Peacock, Jay and others. Handle is Burl cork, Spalted Maple, CA Buckeye burl and nice piece of Fossil Ivory with a crack. Stunning handle when seen wet. Thinking of putting a little scrim Shaw on the side, maybe a little mayfly in two colors. Thoughts?

A small 24 in mark on a Sage I haven't quite finsihed yet, but it is comming around. Jungle cock among 3 other feathers make up the small pattern with Indian Crow and Peacock

Here is how I do hook keepers with a swelled butt rod. I use the smallest drill bit I can find and drill a small hole in the wood ring or Ivory. (in this case a small ring of black buffalo horn. Then I take a stainless steel hook and cut it off below the eye, making a small post with a ring. I attached a 3 ring keeper to the hook shank and glue it in the hole. In the past I have used Toucan claws for keepers as well. Enjoy

Another angle of the 1 wt. can see the detail of the feathers as they emerge from the shadow

This is nice Sage 4 WT (Perfect for float tubing) It has Fossil Ivory with Buckeye burl and spalted Maple with Burl Cork on the Handle. Sorry for the Glare, but this a 4 feather layer pattern with Guinea fowl, Peacock Pheasant, Indian crow and jungle cock. All vieled in Agus, bustard and Macaw. No reelseat yet. Can't decide.

Black Buffalo reelseat with Bellinger Metal. Reelseat is marbled and looks unbeliveable in the sun outside. Just a nice touch and not too overwhelming.

This is a 1 wt Sage rod with a burl handle with CA Buckeye burl wood, spalted Maple and Carolina Cherry Burl Handle Feathers are Pheasant, Peacock Pheasant, Macaw, Jugle cock, Peacock, OCC Turkey and others. Nice caster for such a small rod.

This is the reelseat on my 0 wt. It is Bellinger metal with a solid black buffalo horn reelseat with an ivory and fossil sap (amber with an actual fly in it) as a cap. Fishes very nice

Just a nicer pict of the o wt.

O wt Sage with burl handle and feather enlay. Malayan Peacock Pheasant base with OCC trukey, indian crow, eurasian jay, jungle cock, Q, Bustard with 24 ct gold chain check. Rod casts nice.

Bellinger metal reelseat and I turned down a ragged piece of burl wood for the insert. It butts up to a nice 4 wt with fossil ivory and 4 bands of burl wood (buckeye burl, spalted maple and carolina cherry burl)with burl cork.

5 wt Winston with fossil ivory, carolina cherry burl and buckeye burl handle Feathers are Pheasant, indian crow (POOR QUALITY) jungle cock, Hi-Macaw, florican and kori bustard, paecock with a 24 ct gold chain check. Should have NEVER tried to use this crow in the rod and as you can see, not the best look, but that's what seperates us from the rest. We try hard or near impossible things......and sometimes we fail as I did here. But I love fishing this rod.............

Dueling 24 inch marks of indian crow and jundle cock on a bed of Trogon veiled in Peacock.

Winston 6 wt with an ivory, burl corka dn wood handle. Scrim shaw mayfly on the ivory. Feathers included Pheasant, bustard, king fisher, indian crow, argus, jungle cock with a 24 ct chain check.

Bellenger reelseat with custom Ivory and Amber cap with a real fly in the amber. Rod handle is wood and black buffalo horn.

Engraved reelseat from REC with a custom Carolina Cherry burl seat laying on a good supply of Bustard. Butt of rod has ivory and wood

24 inch marker on a 4 wt Winston made for a friend. Jungle cock with Florican bustard, peacock and a small JC topper

5 wt with an ivory enlay with a scrimshaw mayfly. Carolina cherry burl among others are the woods used. Feather enlay Gray Peacock with jungle cock, indian crow, florican bustard, kori bustard, peacock and others. 24 ct gold check over bed of Quetzal

5 wt with an ivory enlay with a scrimshaw mayfly. Carolina cherry burl among others are the woods used. Feather enlay Gray Peacock with jungle cock, indian crow, florican bustard, kori bustard, peacock and others. 24 ct gold check over bed of Quetzal

4 wt Ivory handle enlay, buckeye burl with a grey peacock feather base including indian crow, jungle cock and bustard. 24 ct chain check. 3 types of wood used in the handle.