A Few Custom Grips

This grip is made with Stabilized maple Burl on the ends with Birchbark in the middle trimmed off on each side with some black and white acrylic. The seat and fighting butt are also Maple Burl. This went on a stripped down CTS 6 weight.

Can you tell I have a thing for bark grips?

Notice the burl pattern on the fighting butt. Kinda looks like a fish. I thought "what are the odds" when I was turning it








Here it is up close. I put it up facing the angler














A matching maple winding check instead of the old boring metal ones!!!

















This is another bark grip but with Stabilized Black Ash Burl on the ends. I still have to turn the matching seat.

Latest Grip

This is one of our latest grip using Birch Bark, Stabilized Birch Burl and acrylic. Ive got a few more that are just in the process of getting some finish on them. Ill try to get them up when they are done. The blank is a Dan Craft 9" 7 WT

Fighting Butt and seat turned from Stabilized Birch Burl with a Burl end cap

A Trio!!!

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Peter Mulbjerg was kind enough to forward me this really great photo of his grips made with our birchbark. These are some truly custom grips. Looking forward to seeing what else he comes up with.

Ebony and Bark

Rodbuilder Peter Mulbjerg of Denmark was kind enough to send me a photo of his latest grip made with our Birchbark. A job well done and truly a custom rod. I really like working with this natural material. The dark ebony really gives a nice contrast to the light coloured bark. Again well done Peter

More On Birchbark

If youve been following my blog you will have seen where and how I got this birchbark for making some very unique grips. This box contains approx 2000 pcs of premium bark.

I spent the better part of the preparing these for glueing. I figured I had better get at it.

Center hole drilled out with a brad point and clamped flat between some thick washers I machined. The quick grip clamp is a handy tool for keeping the squares flat. Each side is sanded flat prior to installing on the threaded rod. There is approximaetly 50 pcs which will do for a 7" grip once I add some wood and corian.

Watch this space for the finished product!!