With apologies to Harvey

[john elder]

...for polishing this reel and many thanks to Brian Funai for adding it to my budding Redifor collection! Came out pretty nice...amazing what you can do with a little 80 grit and a belt sander, eh, harv?! Note that the shrinkage was a bad side effect, but the good news is that all the corners got sharpened into focus

[Harvey]

You call that polished? I learned to polish my reels from Steve Vernon. First I used the rock tumbler method and they didn't come out too shiney so I went with the 80 grit. What do you think?



To be truthfull, I picked these up over the years just to show what some fool would do. The #1933 Favorite was listed on E-bay as being 'Gold Plated".
When I called the seller on it, he pulled it from the auction and sent it to me for the sum of $5.00. I must admit, I do keep them well hidden in the back of my reel cabinet.
Harvey

[john elder]

harvey: I think both Steve and I would agree that these reels are POS reels ( which, in polite circles, stands for "Polished Off Silver", of course). they make fine sinkers, however

[Brian F.]

John, to borrow from an old (well, it's a relative term) song, "Your reel is so bright, I gotta wear shades". I knew you'd be making me regret sending you that reel! Ah, but it was the least I could do for helping me. The important thing is that you were able to turn some reels that, for a little while, I didn't feel so good about into reels that make me feel great now!

The reel on the left is the former Frankenstien's bride (which really was a Pflueger Patented under all that garage machine shop stuff) that was posted earlier this year. The right is an Avalon from Fife (there really is good stuff at shows!).

Oh and Harvey, rest assured that as they sit on the shelf and take in the on-shore ocean breeze, they'll look unpolished again in a year or so.