Aspindale Avon....Probably
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2022 11:58 am
Many of you will be aware of my good friend Bob's affinity with Aspindale Brothers Rods, that's the pre 1949 production and prior to the "Brothers" going their separate ways.
Well it does seem to be contagious and I fear I may be developing a similar affliction.
Bob has a rather lovely Aspi Avon with two whole cane sections and a split cane tip which Wal resuscitated following it's acquisition and it is an absolutely delightful piece of cane artistry.
Now, Bob has this uncanny nack of winkling out these rare and wonderful gems and recently liberated another Avon from its resting place.
At least we think it's an Avon....it isn't actually labelled as such but it is identical to Bob's which is inscribed "Avon"
Bob decided he didn't need two so asked me if I would like to take it off his hands....which I did...without hesitation.
So we met in a car park and went for Breakfast.
I set to work on it immediately, a few little repairs to do, rings to fettle etc and the handle to extend. It was stupidly short on this rod, about sixteen inches including the metal work so it really needed to be longer in length.
The tip ring had been replaced at some point with an incorrect version, fortunately I had a clear lined one which matched the butt ring.
The rings cleaned up OK and following a couple of applications of lacquer were whipped back on.
This is a truly lovely rod in the hand, light and nicely balanced and will be put to the test when we next venture out.
Well it does seem to be contagious and I fear I may be developing a similar affliction.
Bob has a rather lovely Aspi Avon with two whole cane sections and a split cane tip which Wal resuscitated following it's acquisition and it is an absolutely delightful piece of cane artistry.
Now, Bob has this uncanny nack of winkling out these rare and wonderful gems and recently liberated another Avon from its resting place.
At least we think it's an Avon....it isn't actually labelled as such but it is identical to Bob's which is inscribed "Avon"
Bob decided he didn't need two so asked me if I would like to take it off his hands....which I did...without hesitation.
So we met in a car park and went for Breakfast.
I set to work on it immediately, a few little repairs to do, rings to fettle etc and the handle to extend. It was stupidly short on this rod, about sixteen inches including the metal work so it really needed to be longer in length.
The tip ring had been replaced at some point with an incorrect version, fortunately I had a clear lined one which matched the butt ring.
The rings cleaned up OK and following a couple of applications of lacquer were whipped back on.
This is a truly lovely rod in the hand, light and nicely balanced and will be put to the test when we next venture out.