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If the ferrule is to project outside of the handle, it 

 should not exceed two and a half inches in length. The 





Fig:43. 



Fig:44. 



pin on which it sets, and which unites it to the handle, 

 should be the strongest part of the rod. Unless the ma- 

 terial of which the handle is composed is in itself very 

 strong, a piece of ash, or some wood having the required 

 strength, should be inserted to fill a hole the whole length 

 of the grasp, and glued in place, leaving enough project- 

 ing to place the ferrule on. If this method is followed, 

 any light wood that suits the fancy will answer for a 

 handle red cedar for instance, or sumach, either of which 

 finishes to look well. Or bird's-eye maple may be used, 

 and the projection be formed with the handle, and of the 

 same material, thus dispensing with the labor of boring, 

 etc. Curly maple makes a handsomer job, but it is not 

 go strong. In this case the handle should be eleven 

 inches long, measured from the edge of the ferrule where 

 it comes in contact with the handle, to the extreme end 

 of the butt cap. Make that portion of the handle devoted 

 to the reel, and which will of course be below the hand, 

 as short as you can. It should be equal to the sum of 

 lengths of the butt cap, that portion of your reel by which 

 it is attached to the handle (the reel plate), and your two 

 reel bands. Or you may procure from the same source 



