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I built one of the musky models for someone. Really nice blank. Love the matte brown color.

Thank you. It was from both. I cut blocks into strips to make the thinner trim.

I'm still searching! 6-13 is my PB.

My application process doesn't alter the feel. I apply it like a wood stain. With the grip turning on the lathe, I put a little bit on a paper towel and wipe it across the grip. I then take a dry paper towel and go back over it removing whatever wasn't absorbed by the cork. Here's a before/after pic showing what the TruOil does to composite cork.

I use Truoil on the composite cork grips I make. It darkens the burnt cork nicely and gives the natural burl a richer appearance.

RodForge has the whole rainbow and then some now. USA made blanks too. Check them out.

Surgical tubing cut into small rings, and dental ligatures for the guides towards the tip

It should have came with a MSO Manufacturer Statement of origin). That is what you need to get a title from the state

I prefer custom. That way it can be made to cover the trolling motor and outboard.

That Rod geeks is a good blank. I built that one tossing tubes.

No matter how many I build, I keep going back to the 5S69mlxf St Croix I built many moons ago, even though I gave it to my wife when I built a replacement on the newer 6-10 blank.

There are lots of builders that can build rods better than the NRX. IMO, they or rather poorly constructed for what they cost.

Cork Tennessee grip with slip rings for spinning and full cork with ECS seat for casting. I've tried those skeleton seats (Minima and SK2) and they're the most uncomfortable things I've ever held.

That is the easiest location to fix a break. Read that article and you should be able to accomplish it, as long as you have other broken rods to use as a sleeve.

I was disappointed in the power of my MXF Eternity. Fishes like my mag light NFC. Everything feels like a 4 pounder.