Firstly in no particular order thanks to the following TFF members;
Wagtail for the period Millwards butt ring, Fredline for the matching period tip ring, and Paul D for the superb red/black jasper thread which looks amazing on the finished rod.
Although the origonal rod did not have inters, I decided to whip the rings with the jasper thread, and tip them off with a matching dark red thread, which I think is a nice finishing touch.
It was a very challeging blank to varnish, I used Mylands No8 semi-gloss which seemed hard to get nice even coats, plenty of rubbing down between coats I got there and I am very happy with the finish, I realy like this varnish, it looks lovely and not so flashy to the fish.
The rod feels lovely in the hand, and I look forward to christening it next weekend.
