MOUNTING AND FINISHING 67 



lumps and welts that are not in keeping with 

 the careful work he has put on the other de- 

 tails of his rod. 



There is one advantage in size A, however: 

 every little store handling dry goods carries all 

 colors and every shade that will match dress 

 goods of silk, cotton, or wool. If you have 

 never noticed this, ask a saleswoman for a 

 spool of green silk, and she will show you a 

 score or more, and every one a different shade 

 of green. No wonder you cannot buy silk by 

 mail that will suit you, merely by naming a 

 color. How this size can be split and used 

 for all windings is described further on. 



In selecting silk there is always the tempta- 

 tion to purchase more than you can ever use 

 or give away, particularly shades that will dis- 

 appoint you if wound on the rod and varnished. 

 There are certain combinations that do not 

 give the barber-pole effect so many anglers ob- 

 ject to, yet are durable as to color. Black is a 

 hideous color for a nice rod, but it looks well 

 as borders for yellow or orange. Some shades 

 of yellow lose all color under the varnish, and 

 cream color becomes semi-transparent, and is 

 often employed for that very reason. Blue, 

 lilac, and pale red fade rapidly when exposed 



