Handle remodelling - SHIMANO Cumara

A total reconstruction of the handle from a split grip to a single hand grip handle.

The rod at its' original state.

Completely stripped out and 6" of the butt section was cut.

Retaining the butt cap for this rod.

3" of the blank was wrapped with metallic thread for the skeleton reel seat. I am using PacBay skeleton reel seat to retaining the original reel seat design of this rod.

Test fitting the reel seat.

New EVA rear grip.

Existing butt cap reinstall.

The new single hand grip completed.

Something different to start off in MARCH 2011

This is the 1st time I did something totally unrelated to rod building.. 

Yup.... I made a pair of wooden knob for my ABU Ambassadeur C4 baitcasting reel handle.
I owned this reel for 10 years and the rubber knobs are giving way. So, I removed the rubber knobs and replaced it with wooden knobs.