Noah B Woodworks

I came into work this morning and immediately started tying flies. I completely spaced writing this blog post until I was around 2 hours in. I’m having a great time tying nymphs and random little flies to try out on the ice this weekend. It’s been a ton of good fun. I’m a little hungover, work this week has gotten the best of me and I had 2 big slugs of whiskey last night before bed. Hoping to stay away from the sauce tonight so I can feel great when I take the family out on the ice Friday.

After work yesterday I put in a couple hours on the ice rod case. I cut the box apart and installed the hardware. I gave it a really rough sanding and then used a min wax oil stain I believe it is called spiced walnut. It’s the darkest stain I have. After work today I’ll clean up the box by wiping off any excess stain and then begin the epoxying process. I’m guessing I’ll be able to pour epoxy into the basins of the box to get a really thin layer into every crevasse. The outer sides might take a little longer to do. My guess is I’ll do the inside first, because it will pool up nicely and then tackle the outer top and bottom. I’ll do the sides last as it’ll most likely take the most amount of time.