Eden Bromfield
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Bamboo: Simple Feather Inlay and Single Foot Guides
Eden Bromfield posted a gallery image in Rod Building Other
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Inlaid Wooden Handle Installed on Bamboo Blank
Eden Bromfield posted a gallery image in Handle Assemblies
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Inlaid fly rod handle being shaped on the lathe. Wood types used include ebony, amboyna and birds-eye maple. Made entirely with hand tools, except for the lathe shown here. Finally got round to turning this handle down before departing on another fishing trip. Made the mistake of making the handle a little too busy. Also the trim inlays are too thick -- they should have been about 1/16 inch thick. Oh well, next time.....
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Prototype "spiral" inlay being turned on the lathe. Similar to the "double helix" design except that this one spirals asymetrically around the blank. Photo shows the other side of the blank with spiral going to the left. If the inlay is extended lengthwise, it becomes a "Butterfly". Interestingly if the blank is rotated the "butterfly" flaps its wings!
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Prototype of a new handle inlay, "Spiral", being turned on the lathe. Similar to the earlier Double Helix design except that this one spirals asymetrically around the blank. Photo shows one side of blank with spiral going to the right. If the "Spiral" inlay is extended lengthwise it becomes a "Butterfly".
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Wood handle and reel seat insert finished with Sutherland Welles polymerized tung oil sealer followed by polymerized tung oil. The finish is not complete and still has to be polished with abrasives. Tung oil has been used as a wood finish for thousands of years. It is used in marine applications, as a finish for floors and fine furniture amongst other things.
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The redwood/ebony handle after a single treatment with polymerized tung oil sealer. Redwood is extremely porous and the tung oil penetrates deep into the wood. The tung oil also darkens the wood considerably. Not sure that I like the confusion of the burl pattern with the checkerboard inlays! Still, the dark handle will probably match up with the greenheart rod it is intended for.
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