"The Rushden"

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"The Rushden"

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I have another F T Williams rod called the rushden as mentioned in another post , it,s 13 foot long, three piece cane and split cane, needs a bit of work, ie new rings and re-varnish, photo,s to follow
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Looking forward to seeing it ljm. :thumb:
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Original photo of the Rushden
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The rod,s now stripped of varnish and the rings removed

Butt section whipped and a new butt ring fitted

photo below show,s i have decided to change the color and design of the whipping, mainly because i only have one spool of red.
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Middle section whipped and ringed

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Tip section and varnish to follow
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Looking good ljm. :thumb:
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Lovely!!
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Test on DIAMOND SHEEN Whipping Varnish and COAT-X FISHING ROD VARNISH (one coat)

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Now that does look impressive!!!
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Very nice :thumb:
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Looking great ljm. :thumb:
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