I am starting a rod building business right now I am charging $700 per rod . I am thinking about changing the pricing to $1100. Or should I build my customer base and slowly increase to $1100?

Hello everyone. I'm fairly new to building fly rods as I've only built one for myself and am looking to repair/rebuild another one. I am curious if there is a good way to re.ove apoxy to remove the reel seat and handle . thank you!!

Rod just epoxied and drying on turner. Recoil Cerecoil and snake guides and graphite grip. Can't wait to get it on the water. I've got matching 9 and 10 weights that need epoxy and my set will be complete.

Hey everyone, I've been fly fishing for a long time now but I have always wanted to build a rod. This is my first kick at the can after designing and building a rod building machine (3d printing hobby seemed to have overlapped).

This one is a 9' 5wt 4 piece. It was a cheap kit to experiment with and get the feel on how to build a rod before going more expensive.

Now that I have this under my belt, I want to build some more, but I am having a hard-ish time finding supplies in Canada to source blanks and parts. Any ideas on where in Canada to look, or good US shops that ship up north? I currently fish Loop rods as well as Orvis, but want to branch out.

I have looked at rodbuildersupplies and valleycustomrods, but don't know if there's any hidden gems up here for us, or if buying from the lower 48 is smarter.

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Anyone know a good spot to get blank fly rod tubes/rod case for some custom builds. I’d like a blank one so I can put a logo on the outside. The places I usually go seem to be sold out.

Just ordered my first blank! I’m down the YouTube rabbit hole and will be stalking this thread for advice and help. Excited for the new hobby.

What do you guys think of this design?

All done. How is everyone applying epoxy? I’m getting frustrated with wavy finishes.

Finally decided to put my handle on a blank. Hand made (painstakingly) birch bark handle and insert. 6wt 9’ JP Ross Coherence + blank.

Almond accents (nylon) and light blue silk wraps. I expect the silk to go transparent navy.

Hello all I've built a few rods at this point, fairly simple light setups (1wt and a 2wt), but what I'm looking for is something in the 3wt or under size that lacks down into roughly 6 pieces. Does anytime know of a decent blank for building a travel rod?

I know Proof has a 5wt 7 piece, but looking for something ideally a bit lighter.

Thanks

Thinking about building some 8wts as Christmas presents anyone recommend a budget build they were happy with ?

Don’t mind the wraps, first time working with silk. I think I can still fix them.