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

welcome back

ready to dip

gin clear and skinny

wraps varnish and ready to dip

what a mess I've made of our dining room table

gin clear and skinny

is beginning to look like a fishing pole

glue day is over

for the time being...

witches brew

success

state of the craftsmanshit address #3

you'll never likely see it this clean again

after nearly a week of not lifting a finger (6 daze!)

I got a pair of twin one weights ready for glue tomorrow morning

when the temperature is more inviting

truth be told gluing intimidates me a bit

oh yeah, I cut my left thumb on an iron this morning

this after cutting my right foot a few weeks back

once through two layers of paper towel the other through shoe canvas

they're scary sharp

weird scenes...

inside the gold mines

rather outside in the backyard

see my bamboo trees?

and jon boat?

someone explain to me...

why the fuck ross reels always discontinues my favorite reel models?

there are five ross reels pictured above

four of which (gunnison, san miguel, rhythm and colorado, all great reels) have been deep sixed

ready for glue

first look

6ft 1wt degere flea

named gin clear and skinny

butt is less than 1/4" diameter

butt section is planed

first tip split planed

first curls of the season

were made this morning...

to celebrate we break the unspoken rules

simply because we can

30 years ago this summer this was a showstopper

I was there at the madhouse on mcdowell

Bruce Springsteen |MTV Music

as it remains today

30 fucking years

go figure