Category Archives: Plans

Reel 37 Frame

Posted on March 17, 2014 by dave49

This is a difficult part; there are many operations and a correspondingly high possibility of making an error that will force a start-over. A step-by-step pictorial is in an earlier post of 10 June 2013, “One Piece Frame”. All the … Continue reading →

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Reel 37 Plans

Posted on March 16, 2014 by dave49

I have not made a post recently but I have been busy making reels. To keep the blog going, I will make a series of posts showing the several detail drawings. Lacking a name for this design, I will just … Continue reading →

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Plan Set for Fixed Spindle Reel

Posted on October 23, 2012 by dave49

Soon available at The Eclectic Angler is my new plan set for two sizes of the Fixed Spindle Reel. Update 27 Nov 2014: Sales of this plan set have been moved from The Eclectic Angler to Reel Lines Press. The … Continue reading →

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Plans for Aluminum Frame Reel

Posted on December 30, 2011 by dave49

I have been machining parts for the Aluminum Frame Reel from a few finished drawings, but mostly from sketches on yellow lined paper. It is time to put together all the drawings, so next year I can still figure out … Continue reading →

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Reel Plans

Posted on May 7, 2011 by dave49

After making the reels shown here, I sat down and redrew my rather ragged looking set of plans. Then I contacted Michael Hackney to see if they would be something to show on his forum Reelsmithing. He was favorable. After … Continue reading →

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