Wooden grasp replacement
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Wooden grasp replacement
I picked up this Terry reel at the first ORCA Convention I attended about 15 years ago. Being a newbie at that time and eager to score a deal on an old reel, I picked up this Terry reel that was offered at a relatively low price because the grasp had been replaced with a piece of roughly shaped cork. The rough condition had been bugging me for years and I was reminded it was on my shelf when David Lehman came to visit a few weeks ago. So, now that our weather is warm enough to get into the garage I finally decided to do something about it. I made a nicer looking grasp on my lathe using some African blackwood. Of course it cracked as soon as I peened it back onto the crank arm but the cracks aren't that noticeable and it looks kind of authentic that way. I may make another just for practice.
New grasp assembled onto reel:
Before:
Taken down:
On the lathe:
My process was to secure a wood blank in the headstock, turn it into a cylinder, drill a hole for the pin, then start shaping from the base up to the tip, sanding well before it got to the tip. The central hole makes it part off a bit too soon so additional hand sanding is required after it comes flying off the lathe . I ended up re-mounting between centres and shaping some more as my initial attempt resulted in a grasp that was a bit too short. I guess it is still a hair too short which is why it cracked when I re-peened.
New grasp made:
New grasp assembled onto reel:
Before:
Taken down:
On the lathe:
My process was to secure a wood blank in the headstock, turn it into a cylinder, drill a hole for the pin, then start shaping from the base up to the tip, sanding well before it got to the tip. The central hole makes it part off a bit too soon so additional hand sanding is required after it comes flying off the lathe . I ended up re-mounting between centres and shaping some more as my initial attempt resulted in a grasp that was a bit too short. I guess it is still a hair too short which is why it cracked when I re-peened.
New grasp made:
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Re: Wooden grasp replacement
Nice, Paul! Murphy's law, right?
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Re: Wooden grasp replacement
Very nice, Paul! That’s pretty wood! I've never worked with that one. Will have to check it out!
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Re: Wooden grasp replacement
I’ll keep my eye out next ice storm on my property…. Seriously though, great work, Paul.john elder wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:47 pm Very nice, Paul! That’s pretty wood! I've never worked with that one. Will have to check it out!
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Re: Wooden grasp replacement
I am wondering how you made the back side of the shaft on the handle flat again. I have often had reels nwhere the shaft was loose and would turn. I just could never quite seem to figure out hoe to make them tight so that the knob would still turn.
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Re: Wooden grasp replacement
Nicely done.
I would suggest not peening the grasp shaft back onto the crank but use a bit of jbweld or some such to reattach. No peen=no cracks.
I would suggest not peening the grasp shaft back onto the crank but use a bit of jbweld or some such to reattach. No peen=no cracks.
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Re: Wooden grasp replacement
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Well done, Paul.
Can we all start sending you reels that need knobs ?
Dean.
Well done, Paul.
Can we all start sending you reels that need knobs ?
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Re: Wooden grasp replacement
Send all wood knob restorations to Paul. Please estimate the length of the knob slightly longer than the original.
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Re: Wooden grasp replacement
Ha! I forgot about this post. Any overhang is easily removed with a grinder or file. I’m more into free form artsy wood tuning these days. I’ll post some in Everything But Reels.
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