Ray Jorgensen

Staight grain Koa body. Purple heart, Red Heart & maple trim bands & inlay.

pudock ends with spalted maple midsection and purple heart trim bands

Koa on each end - Birdseye maple w/black ebony & white plastic inlays. The picture's pretty good. My brother is in the business and it should be good his camera cost 150k!!

The only thing this has to do with rod building is that all rod's used during the week I made. Can't think of a better wedding!!! I'm pretty darn proud of my new daughter!!!

We're packing for our Canada trip and the wife says, "you ought to show all your rod building buddys the net's you make." What ever momma want!!!

Getting ready for the annual trip to canada. Had these sitting together and thought it made a good picture. Here it is.

Burl walnut handle on the holo rod I built for DIL. 8 coats of True oil. It's got to be perfect. I've waited 28 years for a daughter and will have one, finally, on 8-18-03. The wedding is on an island in Ontario. It can't get any better than that.

One of the finishing touches was a feather inlay. I encountered some problems with reactions between IP alcohol, paint & epoxy. Had to redo this section many times. Last attempt seemed to work. Painted over part of epoxy, blended into the feathe and one lite coat into the wrap. It's a lacquear spray finish that goes to the top of the wraps - over top of FC light. You and my daughter in law will be the judges on how well I fixed this. A good carpenter is judged by how well they hide the mistakes!!!

I posted early pics of this rod. It's finnally done and I thought I'd give you some different views.

birdseye maple, black walnut trim with red heart core

Duplicolor painted rod showing hookkeeper wrap. All wraps on the rod aren't packed tight. I wanted the glitter to show thu - and it did!!!.

look from the opposite direction.

Soon to be daughter inlaw inspired rod. Her idea was the wrap colors - purple fading into blue fading into green. Silver & Gold trim wraps. On a dupli-color painted rod. I've got to tell you these pictures don't do it justice.

School colors with yellow background feather, Tagropan & Peacock eye

Single Parakeet feather

Green colored rod with multiple Tragopan feathers

White colored rod with single Amhurst Red Spike

Red colored rod with yellow base feather jay feathers & Grey's Peacock eye

roller system on lower horizontal beam of common cents jig.

lower horizontal beam on common cents jig. The business end.

Vertical support system on common cents jig.

Upper beam on Common Cents jig.

Jig for measuring & determining action angle more easily. I've order a stick on tape. The tape measure in pic is just for effect.

side view of banking a 2nd dryer. low tech.