Need help on refinishing circa 1964 wooded rod handle
I picked up a 1964 Penn 114H (6/0) reel mounted on a 7ft standup rod in, of all places, an antique store in North GA. I got the reel cleaned and refurbished by a local repair shop.
I"m fairly sure the rod was built during the same timeframe. It has a thru-blank lathe turned wooden handle with some of the finish worn off. I'd like to redo it also.
My first thought was just to lightly sand it and refinish it with some satin varnish or maybe some spar varnish.
Is this the best approach or will something work better?
Re: Need help on refinishing circa 1964 wooded rod handle
Wannabe, Ive picked up many old fishing rods and refinished them.I found the best way to restore the wood handle is to clean it up,sand it and coat it with flex-coat rod building epoxy.its not slippery when fishing.Give it a try!
