At the end of last year it was looking tired and rather tatty around the edges. So on 1st Feb this year I took it to Jason White for refurbishment. Upon inspection Jason pointed out that the very tip of the rod was starting to delaminate, something I failed to notice.
Anyway, a few weeks back I went to pick it up. The transformation was quite extraordinary; a new onion style top to the handle, complete rewhip with blueing of the ferrules, the delamination fixed and the blank straighten with a gentle upward curve to the tip so when held in the hand the rod lays straight. No ‘hi-build’ varnish to the whippings just careful multi coats of varnish.
All in all it’s startling to think what I gave Jason and what I got back.
A big pat of the back from me and a hearty recommendation to anyone who wants a restorer to sympathetically bring a cherished item back to life.
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