Finished in a copper/bronzecolour with the following specifications:
Weight: 59gms
Butt OD: 10mm
Tip OD: 1.7mm
These blanks are offered with a full warranty against manufacturing defects.
We have been on a massive journey to launch these blanks and after rigorous attempts to infuse graphene nano platelets (in the form of Graphene Oxide) into the prepreg of a base 63 million modulus Toray carbon fibre, finally cracked it! As in any new project it can be the simplest things that, through experimentation, offer solutions....Like resin temperature, viscosity and messing about with vacuum chambers!
The result? An increase in hoop strength by 28%! These are probably the strongest blanks in the world.
Even though we were working with a higher modulus carbon than the XL50 range the actions are almost identical so even though we wanted a powerful super fast action these blanks are light,responsive and parabolic (so not poker stiff).
Yes they are a little more expensive than our comparable blanks, (a litre of Graphene Oxide powder costs around £1000) but they are "fit for purpose" !
For experienced rod builders you will notice I have posted a picture of the butt "walls" to show uniformly they have been rolled. The picture with the blank under stress is me pushing the blank vertically towards the ceiling with maximum force, hence the very weird "T" shape!!! DONT TRY THIS AT HOME!
Building a fly rod is not difficult but there are a few tips and tricks I will be happy to share with you if this is your first build.
For more information on building your own fly rod check out my Bloke fly rods Youtube channel.