Sage Z-Axis 596-4
This
is the type of project you'll probably wonder why I'll never do again..
A good friend of mine asked me if I would
rebuild his favorite five weight that was previously build by somebody
else.
The guides used weared out and ended up with some broken fingernails after stripping everything
off (guides and original wraps and inscription wich were quite big).
Cleaned up the handle and gave it a new shape. Overall, I think it came out
great and that it looks pretty sharp.
I'm very happy with the result
although I have to admit I never really believed it will came out like this.
This rod had some serious wear and tear but I'm glad it's now "back in
shape".
Thank you all for looking at my work!
2 comments:
Hi George,
Although I'm not a fan of cork and wood grips (German rods are often made with wooden grip tops, euch!), your restoration turned out pretty good.
I like grips that are about 6 inch long. Too long grips on rods up to 6 weight look a bit misbalanced.
I said it before, I don't like the labeling Sage does on their blanks (Sage XP 590-B for example)
Hi Jay,
Actually this grip is 6.5" long. The T.F.M. rod above has a 6" long grip. I preffer them shorter too. The grip on this Z is made of burl cork dyed red and the finest cork that was available back when the rod was first built by a friend of mine. I did not want to remove the original grip because of this. I can't find cork like this anymore and decided to just give it a slight new look. Thanks for stopping by!
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