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Yes, the lamp is very nice. You didn't do too much to it but just enough. Well done.

BTW ......SHMBO ~ She Hoow Must Be Obeyed! I always thought it was SWMBO

No problem, I've seen a few objects of that ilk on the net; very nice indeed. I've also done a bit of eccentric wood turning on a metal lathe to make reel seats. Hardly a complicated affiar but not...

Thanks for all the replies; I can see some really cool stuff can be done with indexing which is not anything to do with exxectric turning. Leran something everyday.

Cheers

What is an indexing feature on wood lathes?

Does it allow accurate eccentric turning?

Nice try Rifleman... :no: but to thank you for your kind words and input here I'll be sure to post the pictures of the finished rod for your delight... :D



Yeah, I've read about using perspex...

Thanks Rookie, does that mean you're convinced they are well made?

Does anyone know if it has a bore through the spindle?

Can it take 3 or 4 jaw chucks for small items?

Avery,

Unfortunately it's not suitable for rods. The species you've probably got is Arundinaria gigantea. Yes it's a big one but the power fibres are not dense enough to produce the stiffness or...

Any of you blokes know JET wood lathes?

Specifically; JET JML 1014I 10 Inch X 14 Inch Indexing Mini Lathe. I've got a metal lathe but fancy a small wood lathe for incidental work where a wood...

Hey fellas, too generous with your praise... thanks.

Hi Neil,

Artme is right, no matter how hard and dense the timber it still needs protection from water since these rods are made to last a few generations. The added benefit is that if the wood...

Hi fellas,

I've been making a few more rods and I discovered how beautiful ebony - "gabon ebony" - Diospyros crassiflora is to work with. I used it for a two toned rod I'm making. The dark bamboo...

Hi Neil, very nice pens. Nice idea with the colours in the pods too.

It's hard to tell if you're being generous or trying to stitch up a sale :D However, if the former, wow! that's really very...

Yes, that's similar to how I envisaged using them for rod grips. The bamboo species is Arundinaria amabilis (tonkin bamboo).

These rods are for freshwater. Trout mainly.

Grant, the grip you see in the photo is approx. 7/8- 1" thick at the thickest part. It's exactly 7" long. I realise the seed pods would be visible, this is a desirable feature which would make it...

Brilliant Kps! :2tsup:

Thanks.

Hi Nick,

Yeah, I've seen many of his posts on the Rod Building Forum. Clever bloke, and he makes nice pens & reel seat inserts.

Thanks for the link and the welcome. I'll check out Trend Timbers...

Thanks Hughie. What's the best way to contact Stirlo?

Thanks for the tip on silca and the lathe bed. I'll make sure it's cleaned up after each use.

For turning reel seat timber I find the...

Thanks, I knew it was in this place somewhere. I'm just not accustomed to such a huge forum :no:

Cheers

I haven't read the entire content of this thread but can someone explain how to post pictures? I posted some image - links in another thread to add to my post but the forum converted these to...

To help you blokes visualise what I ahve in mind here's a pretty standard cork grip on my first bamboo rod.

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The cork rings are glued together and when dry turned on a lathe using a steel...

My first post. I have read this place quite a few times as google directes me here often and I usually find what I'm looking for. This time I decided to ask since I can't find the answer. The thread...