Due cane blu! - same color different kind of fishing!

This time i bring you two blue rods. One three piece Surfcasting rod that is a rebuild and a brand new two piece Snapper rod.
Same color, different techniques used and different kind of fishing.
First the surfcasting one.



This one is a rebuild of a Tubertini rod. I used Fuji low rider guides, Alps reel seat and a synthetic blue ray leather grip with aluminum butt. The theme for this rod was the metal band Metallica.  



My logo half way up in the grip.



Alps reel seat with the central part with the same leather that i used in the grip.



The graphic have the Metallica logo, the client name and the  vocalist James Hetfield.









The guide wraps where made with Pro Wrap metallic thread and Sulky. Blue, black and silver Pro Wrap and Sulky silver and black thread.










The second rod is a snapper rod build with an American Tackle blank, Alps reel seat and guides and an eva split grip with the central part covered with the same blue leather.



The grip



Alps reel seat with blue leather in the windows.



The graphic its very simple, just an abstract image with the client name and my logos and a Gilt Head Bream.










The guides and all the wraps are made with marble effect in light blue, dark blue and silver with black and silver trim.





Thank you for watching!

Abraço
Nuno

O.O stupende

As I always have said your rods are simply a state of the art!
 

Mamm d'ò Carmine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Super complimenti !!!!

Wow     very,very,very beautiful . The metellica, are one of my favorite bands.

Molto custom, molto effetto estetico, apprezzo molto il tuo lavoro, ma personalmente non godo con montaggi troppo spinti.... americani, passami il termine.
Il porta mulinello alps non mi piace come abbinamento nel cotesto estetico, le resinature sono stupende ma trovo che su alcuni anelli, nella parte interna, la resina sale troppo intorno al frame..col tempo si lesionerà inevitabilmente

Thank you for the comments and the criticisms!

Antonio, about the aesthetics of the reel seat, well we cant always make what we think that is the best aesthetics and we cant make something that everybody likes. This is a fishing rod customized to a client and the performance of the rod as to be priority number one according with what client wants and what are there needs.
The finish going so high in the guide frame its not that bad as you say. This is the only way that i find to prevent salt corrosion in the guide feet. Of course that in the long term the finish will be damage with the oscillating movements of the guide frames but i prefer that to a rusty frame. When that happen i will solve the problem.
Just one more thing, i build custom rods and i try to make them as beautiful as i can without changing the performance and if possible make it with a better one but i don't build rods that will last forever. Thats not my propose. I build rods that are unique pieces and will last much much longer than a factory rod.
Thank you for your comment Antonio. Its good to know that someone is watching my work carefully. Thank you for that.

Grazie per la tua presenza sulla community, ho espresso solo una mia opinione e tu non credo devi dare alcuna spiegazione, i tuoi lavori dicono tutto  

Huge job Nuno!  
just a question about your graphics, is it decals or what?

Nuno you are simply great !!

Per me il rod building non è solo una attività artigianale, ma come nel caso di Nuno diventa una vera e proprio espressione artistica. I suoi oggetti sono unici e non gli toglieresti mai gli occhi di dosso.

Thanks Nuno

Dear Nuno,
 
another two masterpieces... 
 
Please, let us knows about your secret:
- which brand of resin you used for wrapping?   
- I love your decals...How do you make them?
 
Thanks

INDIANRIP ha scritto:Grazie per la tua presenza sulla community, ho espresso solo una mia opinione e tu non credo devi dare alcuna spiegazione, i tuoi lavori dicono tutto  

Antonio its not an explication just two rod builders talking about their passion. Thats how we can develop our skills and evolve as rodbuilders. Thats why i still post some of my rods in two or three forums.

About the epoxy that i use, i started with Flex Coat and for some time i tried different brands but i came back to Flex Coat Ultra V. For me is the best. Have a learning curve a little hard but its the one i like more.

The graphics are made by me and they are stickers. I use a green line paper with holographic or silver paper under it. I have a step by step published in an american forum and if you want i can put it in here if you think that can help you guys.

Thank you for all the comments.
Abraço
Nuno

Tutto quello che pubblichi su ITRB e' di enorme aiuto per chi vuole andare avanti, grazie

Simply the best...really...

awesome Nuno.....

Amazing Nuno!!

i also want a 'Tallica fishing rod!!

Very very nice Nuno