wood suitable for fly rod handle

[johnkepka]

I am planning on using some of the following for accent rings--cocobola, redheart and bloodwood 1/4 and 1/8 thick. They will likely be finished with tru oil or exterior satin spar. Are any of these likely to fade excessively due to sunlight. I have used BOW and no problems there so far but then again I don't fish as much as I would like. I suspect I will be OK but I would like to avoid a major disappointment after everything is made. Thanks

 

[GaryMadore]

John,

Have you posted your question on a site like rodbuildingforum.com?

There are a lot of really smart folk (like me!) there who build fly rods for fun and fun. Oh, and fun. Anyway, I've only ever used cork and bark but there are a lot of guys there who use different woods for accents, hosels, and grip-ends, and who would be delighted to help out.

Looking at your question again, I see that it's more of a "wood properties" question than a "rod building" question, but, well, it can't hurt

Cheers!

Gary

 

[johnkepka]

Thanks I also belong to the rodbuilding site. I decided to ask the question here. I think many of the techniques from penturning have a lot of application in rod building.

 

[Rudy Vey]

I also prefer cork handles in use as well when I built rods. But, I have seen many nice wooden grips, though. One of our members here, Lance Dupre, builds rods as well - he has business, Swamplandrods - do a google search for his website.