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Jan.18/2026 ENKARA rig spool TENKARA is an ancient Japanese fly fishing style. I've been fishing this way for about 40 years. Lately I've mainly been fly fishing, but this year I wanted to try my hand at TENKARA fishing, so I made a rig spool to motivate myself.Drawing |
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1.The material is 100mm square beech wood. |
2.A 7mm hole is drilled to allow for gripping with a screw chuck. |
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3.Set the screw chuck on the woodworking lathe. |
4.The workpiece is turned into a cylinder with a roughing gouge while being pushed with a threaded tailstock. |
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5.The end is turned to a diameter of 60 mm. |
6.The chuck was replaced with a Bantam chuck, the workpiece was turned over and gripped, and a 5mm groove was machined and a 19mm hole was drilled in the center. |
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7.Step processing with a depth of 5.5 mm. |
8.Cut off with a parting tool. |
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9.Flip it over and create a 1.5mm step. |
10.Drill a 5mm hole for hooking. |
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11.A 19mm hole is drilled to fit the hackle part of the fly. |
12.A groove is carved using a carving knife to guide the tippet through the winding groove. |
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13.Painted three times with water-based urethane paint. |
14.Name engraved with a laser machine. |
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15.Buff with carnauba wax. |
16.The spool is now complete. |
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17.Next, we will make a stopper rubber band to prevent the wrapped rig from coming undone. We will use a thick hair tie. |
18.Wind it onto the spool, measure the length and cut it. |
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19.Tie the ends with string and cut off any excess. |
20.The completed stopper rubber and spool. |
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I immediately tried reeling in the TENKARA rig. |
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It's not bad. |
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