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I just completed my first fly rod build. These are photos of the handle.

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Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on August 1, 2014 at 7:28pm

BEAUTIFUL WORK WALT , STUNNING IS THE RIGHT WORD HERE !!!!

Comment by Walt Foreman on August 1, 2014 at 7:08pm

Thanks for the love, guys!  I could build you one, but I must warn you that it wouldn't be cheap - I spent seven months on the handle.  

Comment by carl hendrix on August 1, 2014 at 6:45pm

wish I hadn't seen this one!!  making me want one!!

Comment by chris kowaleski on August 1, 2014 at 6:13pm

I've been thinkin about this rod alot lately, had to take a look again. Damn.

Comment by Walt Foreman on October 13, 2013 at 7:54pm

Thanks for the compliments, guys.  David, there's no cork in this particular handle - the wood on the ends of the main part of the grip is black-dyed box elder burl with spalted big leaf maple for trim rings, and the fighting butt is the spalted maple.  The reel seat insert is the black-dyed box elder burl, and the center portion of the main grip (most of the main grip) is birch bark.  

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 13, 2013 at 5:50pm

Thats burlwood and cork? Looks super.

Comment by Rick Goohs on October 13, 2013 at 4:30pm

Nice work

Comment by JBplusThuy on October 13, 2013 at 2:24pm

That is gorgeous!

Comment by Walt Foreman on July 25, 2013 at 5:37pm

Thanks, Jeffrey!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 25, 2013 at 5:01pm

Looks awesome Walt......

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