Here's the link to Johns (Fredline) method of making the low Bells Life rings.
http://www.traditionalfisherman.com/vie ... high+bells
Here's the link to Johns (Fredline) method of making the low Bells Life rings.
Well here it is all done, ready to fish. All rings rescued finished in NCP Gudebrod magenta. Saved the tip ring copper whipping.Wallys-Cast wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 12:22 pmThey certainly could be, they are the right age etc. Even plated brass ones will come up nice if soaked in Cellulose thinners to soften the old varnish then buffed up with very fine wire wool.
Yes mate all original, except for the varnish and thread.Catfish.017 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24, 2022 8:30 am Very nice Ed, the sheet cork particularly looks good, is it the original? I had a greenheart rod that had the same tip ring and copper whipping, a no name rod.