About thirty years ago, I built my first and only fly rod. It is on a 9' graphite Fisher blank.
Two years ago, I crushed the tip section between the third and fourth snake guides below the tip guide. Because I made this rod, I want to save it if possible. There are no pieces missing. If you have ever bent a 1/4" wood pine dowel, you cannot break it completely. It splinters. That's how this broken area is.
I couldn't come up with a way to repair other than to wrap the section, above and below the bad area, with 3/0 tying thread. I know this won't hold so I'm looking for other ideas. If I use a two part epoxy, which will cure hard, the rod may break above or below the epoxy because there is no flexibility.
Any suggestions?
Is there any flexibility in the epoxy?
Two years ago, I crushed the tip section between the third and fourth snake guides below the tip guide. Because I made this rod, I want to save it if possible. There are no pieces missing. If you have ever bent a 1/4" wood pine dowel, you cannot break it completely. It splinters. That's how this broken area is.
I couldn't come up with a way to repair other than to wrap the section, above and below the bad area, with 3/0 tying thread. I know this won't hold so I'm looking for other ideas. If I use a two part epoxy, which will cure hard, the rod may break above or below the epoxy because there is no flexibility.
Any suggestions?
Is there any flexibility in the epoxy?