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H H Norris or W H Norris?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:33 am
by Fredline
Re: H H Norris or W H Norris?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:49 am
by Olly
What a great looking rod - I admire the work involved in ferruleless cane rods. It looks old from the handwriting and has had some amendments!
Re: H H Norris or W H Norris?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 11:01 am
by LuckyLuca
Bob Brookes is your man for these. Knocker Norris. Bob knew him as a child.
Re: H H Norris or W H Norris?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 11:15 am
by Penninelad
My "Imperial" fly rod says. W H Norris.When I visited his shop as a child we always called him Mr Norris but his mates called him Bill or "Knocker" so I think it's W not H.But Bob Brookes will know better than me.
Re: H H Norris or W H Norris?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 11:30 am
by Lea Dweller
A Bob Southwell blank, without doubt!
To be serious though, it is a fine looking rod and very useable, I look forward to seeing it finished!
Re: H H Norris or W H Norris?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 11:32 am
by Wallys-Cast
Excellent rods, they really are, and yes it's W H Norris. I'll leave Bob to give you the full story about Knocker.
I love those slightly tapered ferruless joints often used in whole cane rods, I think it's one of those skilled Japanese things that was handed down and used by British pole makers.
Wal.
Re: H H Norris or W H Norris?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 1:06 pm
by Fredline
Lea Dweller wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2019 11:30 am
A Bob Southwell blank, without doubt!
To be serious though, it is a fine looking rod and very useable, I look forward to seeing it finished!
You are right about the Southwell blank but you must also note that the logo is Kenny Kendals handwriting.
Re: H H Norris or W H Norris?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:01 pm
by Lea Dweller
Fredline wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2019 1:06 pm
Lea Dweller wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2019 11:30 am
A Bob Southwell blank, without doubt!
To be serious though, it is a fine looking rod and very useable, I look forward to seeing it finished!
You are right about the Southwell blank but you must also note that the logo is Kenny Kendals handwriting.
I am trying to be serious, the writing is clearly not that of Kenny Kendal, it is a distant relative of the Abu family called Sleitov And!
Re: H H Norris or W H Norris?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:43 pm
by Bob Brookes
Fredline: Check out, THE STORY OF A ROD, in my personal fishing stories in August 2017. I have also written other pieces about Knocker (W H Norris) elsewhere.
Re: H H Norris or W H Norris?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:53 pm
by Bob Brookes
.........also, check out Bill (Knocker) Norris in Traditional Fishing Tackle Shops on TFF.