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.

A Day Out on the River Tweed

I was out last week with a mate. I got this brownie on a #12 March Brown Klinkhammer style. The hatch was massive and they were up and feeding. This one was taking emergers.He was released shortly after this photo. 26 inches and change of wild beauty!!!

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

Burl Wood

I've recently started taking stock of turning blocks which are stabilized. I will be putting them up on the site ASAP. Some of the species I will be stocking are Birch Burl, Maple Burl, Black Ash Burl as well as some different types of stabilized horn such as reindeer and moose. I will have bigger sizes for grips and smaller sizes for reel seats

Stabilized wood is the way to go for a grip/ reel seat application. It wont split, crack, warp and its saltwater resistant. It polishes to a high finish without the need for a "top coat" of sealer.

These blocks in the photo are some cross cut birch burl. For those of you who don't turn your own I can supply you with a custom grip or seat made to your specifications
If you have any questions or would like to obtain some of this wood contact me scott@solwaycustomcomponents.com

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

Proud To Be a Canadain EHH!!!

I have been following the winter games closely these last couple of weeks. I watched the closing ceremonies and was a bit dissappointed that its all over. The cross country skiing was great. Norways Marik B was almost subhuman. Dont know how they can do that. Finally sat through some curling including Canada's mens gold medal game. One thing that puzzles me is that if curling is a winter games sport why shouldnt ice fishing? It was touch and go in the mens hockey final but in the end it all came good.One thing that really suprised me was

14 GOLDS for Canada Ehhh!!! Olympic Record!!!

So you see we dont all live in igloos and there is more to the country than mounties, beavers and moose.