First Experiment With The New Toy. 2024
S Hovanec reply :
Started messing around with the new band saw Friday night. This is the rear grip for a 12' surf rod I'm building for a friend.
as much fun as watching glue dry!
Once it's on the blank, I'll do a final sanding to taper it down to the reelseat and blend it in to the butt cap.
.ghoti. reply :
That is so cool. You have some chops, amigo. What's the orange material? Some kind of hard foam?
S Hovanec reply :
The orange is EVA also. It is just a block that was shaved down into 2mm strips.
I can't take credit for the random elliptical idea. That concept is Billy Vivona's baby.
Lucky Craft Man reply :
That is just simply incredible!!!
Big C reply :
Wow. Looks awesome.
jay42782 reply :
Very Nice!!
clayton86 reply :
That's sweet
S Hovanec reply :
On 6/1/2015 at 9:02 AM, Lucky Craft Man said:That is just simply incredible!!!
You want something like that, but with cork, on your 11wt RodGeeks? I have something in mind, I just have to start gluing parts together.
Lucky Craft Man reply :
On 6/1/2015 at 9:37 AM, S Hovanec said:You want something like that, but with cork, on your 11wt RodGeeks? I have something in mind, I just have to start gluing parts together.
Hell Yeah!!! If the grip looked anything like that, I would definitly not wrap it. That would be the Greatest Rod Ever!
A-Jay reply :
Very Creative and totally sweet.
A-Jay
Dwight Hottle reply :
Nice work Scott.
00 mod reply :
Maybe my favorite non cork grip I have ever seen! Very cool. I see a custom black/red grip rod in my future!
Jeff
Felix77 reply :
That is freakin' sick! 
nosdog2 reply :
That is awesome! Great work!
S Hovanec reply :
Foregrip.
FishinDaddy reply :
You are one BAD dude. I'm stealing that idea just so you know.
FishinDaddy reply :
On 6/2/2015 at 8:07 AM, S Hovanec said:Foregrip.
What tool do you use when you're turning the EVA?
EvanT123 reply :
That's really cool Scott. I'm really drooling over that lathe though lol.
S Hovanec reply :
On 6/2/2015 at 8:11 AM, FishinDaddy said:What tool do you use when you're turning the EVA?
Skew chisel. You don't use it on EVA like you would on wood. You use it to slice from the end rather than cutting from the face of the block.
Search XL Rods on YouTube and watch Billy bore and turn some grips. He makes short work of them. From square block to sanded finished grip in under 3 minutes!
Darren. reply :
Wow, that is awesome looking!
S Hovanec reply :
Well, a little setback tonight. Ya know, you really can't properly ream a 17" grip with a 12" reamer! Something I overlooked in my excitement to get this grip on the lathe. I had to cut it in half and ream it in 2 sections to fit the the blank. I'll glue it back together tomorrow and install it on the blank.
BasserJim reply :
For those of you who don't know, Scott's work is incredibly good. He's highly talented. So much so that every time I see a rod built by someone else, I am so thankful that he builds my rods 
. This is number 8! Can't wait to see this thing all assembled with the bad ass Alps seat we picked out. Looking forward to trying it out later this month!
clayton86 reply :
On 6/2/2015 at 10:07 AM, S Hovanec said:Skew chisel. You don't use it on EVA like you would on wood. You use it to slice from the end rather than cutting from the face of the block.
Search XL Rods on YouTube and watch Billy bore and turn some grips. He makes short work of them. From square block to sanded finished grip in under 3 minutes!
I've been watching some of his videos for some time now his work is insane. I want to try some of the eva inlay/overlay technique he does he has videos and a write up of how he does it.
FishinDaddy reply :
On 6/2/2015 at 10:07 AM, S Hovanec said:Skew chisel. You don't use it on EVA like you would on wood. You use it to slice from the end rather than cutting from the face of the block.
Search XL Rods on YouTube and watch Billy bore and turn some grips. He makes short work of them. From square block to sanded finished grip in under 3 minutes!
I just spent an hour watching Billy's videos. Now I have to have a ban saw and a lathe...
S Hovanec reply :
Billy is the BAD dude. He really thinks outside the box with his techniques. He inspires so many and costs us LOTS of money.On 6/2/2015 at 8:07 AM, FishinDaddy said:You are one BAD dude.
He is the reason this is in my basement right now!
FishinDaddy reply :
On 6/3/2015 at 8:20 AM, S Hovanec said:Billy is the BAD dude. He really thinks outside the box with his techniques. He inspires so many and costs us LOTS of money.
He is the reason this is in my basement right now!
Using a block on the ban saw to use it like a table saw was a pretty awesome trick.
S Hovanec reply :
Missed a couple steps steps in the process the other night.
Boring the block.
S Hovanec reply :
I had to quit tonight. I broke too much stuff in the shop. After I bored the foregrip, I needed to change chucks to turn the grip. The chuck was stuck on the threaded adapter. In my attempt to get the chuck off, I managed to mess up the chuck, those jaws, the threaded adapter and my 1/2" x18" mandrel. To say it was an expensive night is an understatement.
Fortunately the insert was good enough to put my other chuck on to turn the grip. Here's what I ended up doing after my little mishap.
Rough turned.
Finished grip.
All glued up.
Tomorrow, I'll chuck it up in the power wrapper and finish shaping the grips. I'll blend the rear grip into the butt cap and taper it to the back of the reel seat. I'll also taper the foregrip to the front of the reel seat.
00 mod reply :
Amazing. I REALLY like this grip! Sucks you broke a bunch of stuff, but this grip work is KILLER!
Jeff
Dypsis reply :
Scott - that is one sweet looking rod. Those grips are simply awesome.
Dwight Hottle reply :
Better not let LuckyCraftMan see the rest of this thread.
Dypsis reply :
On 6/3/2015 at 10:54 PM, Dwight Hottle said:Better not let LuckyCraftMan see the rest of this thread.
Dwight, Although Steve has claimed he wouldn't put Rod Wrap on a grip like this - that has yet to be seen.
S Hovanec reply :
On 6/3/2015 at 10:55 PM, Dypsis said:Dwight, Although Steve has claimed he wouldn't put Rod Wrap on a grip like this - that has yet to be seen.
He has one of my creatitons unwrapped. It's his 7wt Sage. Wait til you see what I have in mind for his 11wt. I hope it all works out and doesn't end up in the drawer of 'grips I'm not proud of'!
Dypsis reply :
On 6/3/2015 at 11:10 PM, S Hovanec said:He has one of my creatitons unwrapped. It's his 7wt Sage. Wait til you see what I have in mind for his 11wt. I hope it all works out and doesn't end up in the drawer of 'grips I'm not proud of'!
WHAT#&^#$!????
I'm surprised the earth is still spinning.
S Hovanec reply :
On 6/3/2015 at 11:13 PM, Dypsis said:WHAT#&^#$!????
I'm surprised the earth is still spinning.
Its true. However it did snow!
Canyon explorer reply :
On 6/1/2015 at 7:35 AM, S Hovanec said:Started messing around with the new band saw Friday night. This is the rear grip for a 12' surf rod I'm building for a friend.
as much fun as watching glue dry!
Once it's on the blank, I'll do a final sanding to taper it down to the reelseat and blend it in to the butt cap.
Outstanding work. If you can wrap as well as you can create, I would love to see your work.
Lucky Craft Man reply :
On 6/3/2015 at 10:55 PM, Dypsis said:Dwight, Although Steve has claimed he wouldn't put Rod Wrap on a grip like this - that has yet to be seen.
Alright Smartypants, I do love my Rod Wraps, but, as Scott has mentioned, I have not (and will not) wrap my Sage Custom out of respect of Scott's insane talent and workmanship. Putting Rod Wrap on one of his ornate grips is like putting a veil on the Mona Lisa. You just can't cover up art like that and if the grip on this 11 wt is anything like that Sage or the handle in this thread, that will become the second rod I will own wothout a wrap.
S Hovanec reply :
Just laid down the final coat on project Agent Orange (that's what Jim decided to call it).
The rod sock I ordered for it didn't work out, so wifey whipped this up last night.
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
The invisible wraps came out nice.
S Hovanec reply :
On 6/16/2015 at 10:57 PM, Delaware Valley Tackle said:The invisible wraps came out nice.
Thanks. Totally unintentional. Just a happy accident. I thought they would be darker.
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
White nylon or silk?
S Hovanec reply :
On 6/17/2015 at 1:40 AM, Delaware Valley Tackle said:White nylon or silk?
Neither. It was one of the medium grey shades of prowrap.
Before finish.
S Hovanec reply :
Had I opted to use CP, the wraps would have matched the grip perfectly.
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
I like the translucence of threads with no CP but never saw one disappear so completely. Happy accident it was.
BasserJim reply :
You guys only think this looks good in the photos, I don't think I've ever grinned that much picking up a rod from Scott. Thanks buddy, this thing is the cat's meow!
Lucky Craft Man reply :
On 6/19/2015 at 4:10 AM, BasserJim said:You guys only think this looks good in the photos, I don't think I've ever grinned that much picking up a rod from Scott. Thanks buddy, this thing is the cat's meow!
I agree. I saw this in Scott's shop before Jim picked it up. Just unreal. Great build, Scott!
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