Saturday, December 26, 2009

too little water



this is a 6'8" 2wt
digger degere ice cream parlor hole special
ready to dip and it's a sweet casting tool

once again though I'm held hostage by the weather

Thursday, December 24, 2009

merry Christmas


lest we forget amongst all the festivities
the reason for the season

Friday, December 18, 2009

simplify

my current smallstream flybox
weighs next to nothing and fits easily in a pocket
more than enough for a daze fishing

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

jeopardy

the answer is "52"

the question is "what is the population of mexican gray wolves in arizona?"

this question has been on my mind ever since encountering this sign earlier in the fall up on the apache rez

the answer to me is an indicator of the resounding success of the reintroduction program of over a decade ago

the earth is a more magnificent place where ever these predators roam and I am grateful that arizona is one of those places

Monday, December 14, 2009

now on the bench

on the left - thomas streamer special 9'0" 7wt 3/1
right - thomas 6'8" 3wt 2/1
both these blanks have been a bit of a bother
it will be nice to get them glued up and move on to something else...

Thursday, December 10, 2009

yay me!

new toy came out to play today. 
no pics for now, but they're coming...
built a support stand out of poplar and two 1/4" cork rings
7012 butt section chucked up to remove shitty grip


Tuesday, December 8, 2009

wherein we're wrapping again...


you've seen these pics before right?
wrong
degere ice cream parlor hole special
6'8" 2wt
tip section wrapped and ready for varnish

Monday, December 7, 2009

wow

nearly nine years a go now a buddy and I planted this thing in south mountain park

looking over east valley from the cache site

stuck it down in here if I remember correctly

ammo can cache

if I remember correctly we placed some risque items in there
I do know this cache is still going strong
and should be family friendly by now

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

loud plowed and live

was the partial soundtrack to yesterday's labor in the shop
mmm...beer


yet another boring shop picture


curls galore

13/18 strips rough planed - my wrist was sore by the time I quit for monday night football
four! games thanksgiving four!

Friday, November 20, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009

here we go again


second try on the "streamer special"
9' 7wt 3/1
flamed and split

staggered and read for rough cuts

Monday, November 16, 2009

Thursday, November 12, 2009

fishin' not fashion



fire on the mountain
popping the cherry on gin clear and skinny
I swallowed the fish whole and alive -  yumm sushi
"this is fishing not fashion"
indeed - josh smith gets credit for a new buzzline
old-time prospectors scratching for fossils at mogollon rim paleo site
where the dinosaur tracks?
the road into bear flat
josh fishing a riffle 
gin clear and skinny


Tuesday, November 10, 2009

pomeraug



this is the rod that used to live in that tube....

Friday, November 6, 2009

old timey as hell


this old school rod tube (circa 1920's) now houses a modern bamboo flyrod
that wrocks

gin clear and skinny


this rod is finished and ready to fish
I think I'll do that now

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

workhorse

holy guacamole!  another rod ready to glue!
fe thomas 6"-8" 3wt

Monday, November 2, 2009

lotsa shit today

well today I set up a new dip tube w/ some fancy new varnish
and dipped gin clear and skinny for the first time

I'm not real happy w/ the results
we'll see tomorrow and w/ a second dip
whatever the case I'm prepared to strip it all down and go back to the old standby

I also roughed out the strips for the next rod
fe thomas 6'8" 3wt
woo hoo


plus I turned forty fucking nine today and had a right fine busy birdie

Friday, October 30, 2009

housekeeping



yesterday I spent the day cleaning out the garage/workshop
to accommodate a stainless steel topped bench
courtesy of brother shay
essentially doubling my workspace

tuesday evening adam and I assembled an oven

oven hoisted above for convenient storage


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

ready to dip


gin clear and skinny
wraps varnish and ready to dip
what a mess I've made of our dining room table

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Wednesday, October 14, 2009