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Wallys-Cast wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 10:01 am

BoltonBullfinch wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:21 am That's a very nice looking rod Wal, are they a rarity or quite easy to get hold of?.

Thanks
BB

They were sold for a lot of years but strangely they don't turn up too often.
It has been said they are a upmarket Lucky Strike but I have never compared the two blanks so can't say for certain.

Wal.

Wallys-Cast wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:33 pm

Wallys-Cast wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 10:01 am

BoltonBullfinch wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:21 am That's a very nice looking rod Wal, are they a rarity or quite easy to get hold of?.

Thanks
BB

They were sold for a lot of years but strangely they don't turn up too often.
It has been said they are a upmarket Lucky Strike but I have never compared the two blanks so can't say for certain.

Wal.

For anyone interested, I finally got around to comparing the Lucky Strike and the Record Breaker. There is quite a difference in section sizes and therefore in power.
Here is a comparison of the cane section sizes. Measured across the flats at six inch intervals from the tip down. Sizes in mm.

Lucky Strike. Record Breaker.

Tip section.
2.5 2.8
3.0 3.0
3.3 3.8
3.6 4.5
4.2 4.7
4.5 5.0
5.2 5.5
5.3 5.7 just above male ferrule.

Mid section.
6.2 6.9 just below mid section ferrule.
6.6 7.3
6.8 7.8
7.2 8.3
7.6 8.5
8.0 8.8
8.2 9.2
8.7 9.5 just above male ferrule.

Butt section.
9.4 10.0 just below butt section ferrule.
9.7 10.5
10.3 10.9
10.7 11.5
11.0 12.0 just above handle shoulder.

Wallys-Cast wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:33 pm

Wallys-Cast wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 10:01 am

BoltonBullfinch wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:21 am That's a very nice looking rod Wal, are they a rarity or quite easy to get hold of?.

Thanks
BB

They were sold for a lot of years but strangely they don't turn up too often.
It has been said they are a upmarket Lucky Strike but I have never compared the two blanks so can't say for certain.

Wal.

For anyone interested, I finally got around to comparing the Lucky Strike and the Record Breaker. There is quite a difference in section sizes and therefore in power.
Here is a comparison of the cane section sizes. Measured across the flats at six inch intervals from the tip down. Sizes in mm.

Lucky Strike. Record Breaker.

Tip section.
2.5 2.8
3.0 3.0
3.3 3.8
3.6 4.5
4.2 4.7
4.5 5.0
5.2 5.5
5.3 5.7 just above male ferrule.

Mid section.
6.2 6.9 just below mid section ferrule.
6.6 7.3
6.8 7.8
7.2 8.3
7.6 8.5
8.0 8.8
8.2 9.2
8.7 9.5 just above male ferrule.

Butt section.
9.4 10.0 just below butt section ferrule.
9.7 10.5
10.3 10.9
10.7 11.5
11.0 12.0 just above handle shoulder.

Wallys-Cast wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:00 am Sorry, I meant to add, the sizes are all rounded up to nearest 0.1mm.

Wal.

Wallys-Cast wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:29 am Sorry Bobby, yes they were both varnished when I measured them so you could maybe knock .4mm off the sizes.


Wal.