Logo: AN EXTREMELY RARE "ILLINGWORTH " LIGHT SPINNING REEL WITH MAKERS ORIGINAL BOX, CIRCA 1930'S
Any type of rod restoration work or repair work will be undertaken. Where possible every effort will be made to bring the rod back to its original or customers specifications. New ferrules, whole new cane sections, cane straightening, re-whipping, mending breakages, intermediate whipping, cork handle repair, re-varnishing and new rod rings etc.
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Image: BEFORE, loose, missing and corroded male/female ferrules, whippings and guides missing or damaged, cane split in places,
As you can see, the rod is in very poor condition with missing/damaged ferrules, splits in the cane etc, but will be gradually brought back to its former glory.
Image: Almost finished, ready for 2 coats of varnish.
Heres the almost finished rod. New male and female ferrules were made and fitted to replace the ones that were split, worn or missing then the female ferrules were gunmetal blued and new whipping throughout in keeping with the original style and colour. 2 coats of varnish and its ready to be displayed or even used?
A Davenport and Fordham Farstrike MK IV Carp rod, circa 1960. Finished to original specifications.
Image: A fully restored and ready to go carp rod.
Image: New agate eyes and intermediate whippings.
Image: Ferrules re-blued and 3 coats of slightly tinted varnish mixed with light brown shellac.
Stages through the restoration of a cane rod. As can be seen the rod has seen better days, its faults were, cracked/peeling varnish, loose ferrules on cane, ferrule bluing worn off, eyes rusty/damaged/loose, staining of the cane where the eyes have corroded, whippings frayed/missing, cork damaged/dirty, logo worn off in places, male to female ferrules worn/loose, reel bands worn/scratched/corroded along with butt end.
Image: The R. Forshaws, ' Goldcrest ' Rod
Image: The R. Forshaws, ' Goldcrest ' Rod
Image: The R. Forshaws, ' Goldcrest ' Rod
All the eyes have been taken off along with the intermediate whippings.
Image: The R. Forshaws, ' Goldcrest ' Rod
The rod is now ready for a total removal of its old varnish taking great care to leave the makers logo etc intact.
Image: The R. Forshaws, ' Goldcrest ' Rod
Varnish totally removed and rod rubbed down in stages from medium to very fine wet and dry abrasive and wire wool. The largest female ferrule was a loose fit on the cane due to glue becoming brittle over the years and shrinking, this ferrule was removed and then set back on the cane with epoxy cement making sure the ferrule is in line with the cane. Male and female ferrules are cleaned up ready to be blued. Makers logo area very carefully rubbed down to blend in with new varnish and any missing or part missing letters re-written in indian ink, cork handle restored and finely rubbed down to remove dirt etc without loosing any of the corks diameter. Reel Bands and threaded end of butt cleaned up and given a brushed aluminium finish.
Image: The R. Forshaws, ' Goldcrest ' Rod
Image: The R. Forshaws, ' Goldcrest ' Rod
Image: The R. Forshaws, ' Goldcrest ' Rod
Image: The R. Forshaws, ' Goldcrest ' Rod
After cleaning the male and female ferrules and removing any exterior scratches and dents they are then chemically blued to give that as new look. I can do different colours for the ferrules from light straw through to black. The rods beginning to look the part now. Next step the intermediate and decorative whippings.
Image: The R. Forshaws, ' Goldcrest ' Rod
Image: The R. Forshaws, ' Goldcrest ' Rod
The blank canes are given 1 coat of varnish before any whippings are put on the rod and when the whippings are in place they receive 2 to 3 coats of thread sealer which can be either PVA based which keeps the original colour of the thread after varnishing or NITRATE CELLULOSE based which tends to darken the original thread colour. The photos show the intermediate whippings in place along with any original decorative whipping around the logo/butt area. The next step is the ferrule end whippings and the placement and whipping of the rings and the hook keeper. Then 2 coats of varnish and she's ready to fish with.
Image: The 1st coat varnish and intermediate whipping stage.
Here is the finished rod, as good as new and ready to fish or hang on the wall. The rod has been restored to original condition, using original materials and keeping to the original positions of the eyes and whippings.
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This rod came with no eyes, whippings missing, poor handle, warped cane and damaged ferrules. The rod though had a good Allcocks sticker and sound cane throughout, it is ready for its coats of varnish.
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This rod came in poor cosmetic condition but with sound cane, another opportunity to bring back to life a rare and classic rod! Stay tuned for the transformation!
Image: A Poor condition but rare Chubbs of Edgeware MK IV 'Special' Carp rod.
Image: A Poor condition but rare Chubbs of Edgeware MK IV 'Special' Carp rod.
Image: A Poor condition but rare Chubbs of Edgeware MK IV 'Special' Carp rod.
Heres the finished article. The original colour scheme of the whippings are kept along with the original ring positions and intermediate spacings. A top quality rod ready for another 50 years on the bankside!
Image: The finished rod.
Image: The finished rod.
Image: The finished rod.
Image: The finished rod.
Image: The finished rod.
This Gold Label Allcocks Wizard came to me in pretty poor shape, all the rings were missing, the whippings had been cut off, the aluminium fittings had badly corroded and the logo was 50% missing, ferrules were loose on the cane and rod had a severe set. Surely this rod cannot be saved?
Image: The Sad Wizard!
Image: The Sad Wizard!
Image: The Sad Wizard!
Image: The Sad Wizard!
Now for the transformation, the rod is awaiting its logo and coats of varnish. This rod now looks better now than when it came out of the shop!
Image: The not so sad Wizard
Image: The not so sad Wizard
Image: The not so sad Wizard
Image: The not so sad Wizard
Image: The not so sad Wizard
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