Ok..... remember way back to last year.  We took donations (equipment & $$$$) for "Project Healing Waters".  One of the incentives was if you donated $50 or more you were put in for a shot at a Bamboo blank.  Well Gary won the blank and I can't think of a more deserving guy.  Anyway Gary opted to pay for the components and have me finish the rod. Well here it is:
 
Gary went with a 7'6", 3 piece, 3-4 weight, blonde rod.  
Guide wraps: Lime green silk, no CP.
Trim wraps: 2 turn Evergreen silk, no CP
Seat: Nickle silver, wedding band with Maple burl (Custom by Doug Daniel)
Handle: Cigar shaped Flor grade cork
Winding check: Nickle silver hexagon
Stripping guide: Moss Agate.
 
Gary and I have both lawn cast it and it feels good and shoots a nice bit of line without much effort, with a light touch.
 




 
NEW RULE:  From now on anybody who has me build a rod has to take pictures, both static and action shots.  I can't have crummy looking pictures on my web site, so now you guys are responsible for the picture qualiy.
 
Thanks for looking,
Pete
 
P.S. No Keith I haven't forgotten you.  Your rod has the first three coats on it  .  Keith won the Bamboo blank and components that Chiaki donated for the 2010 Rendezvous.

That's such a great color combo.  Another masterpiece!  
 
One cool thing about Pete's builds,  they fish better than they look
 
 
You're a lucky guy Gary.  Has your better half ordered one yet?  Valentines day is right around the corner
 
shane

Another positive outcome!  Pete, your work gets better and more precise with every rod.  Thanks for sharing the build.

Impressive...kudos using the slip ring reel lock ...my favorite

Well, Gary stopped by yesterday and picked her up.  Like watching your kid leave for college.  You hate to see em go  , but you know its for the best  .  Now onward and upward to finishing the other builds I have hanging over my head  .
 
Gary brought a reel loaded with a double taper, Sage I think.  It was a nice compliment to the rod.  Since I haven't cast a DT line in about 25 years it took a bit of work, but I think I am sold.  Now I need to try out some Cortland Sylk on a bamboo build.  No Mike.... I don't think I am ready to step up to straight silk just yet  .
 
Pete

Mike
 
Glad it worked for you.
 
Jon

thanks, that helped me a lot!      
regards,          
chantal

I've been to Pete's a couple of times and this guy has a passion for rods, especially bamboo. Pete has cut my learning curve by a lot. I had the privilage of seeing some of what it takes to build a bamboo rod and, it is amazing the effort and knowledge that goes into one of these things. I am a cutting edge graphite rod guy, however if I ever wanted to fish a bamboo rod I would have Pete build it. Thanks Pete, my first selfmade handle came out awesome, I wouldn't change one thing about it. By the time I finish these two sage's I hope I'll know how to post pictures.
Monte