Brookside Rod Co.

I make nearly all of the parts for the bamboo rods that I construct and offer the basic formed parts of the various nickel silver fly rod reel seat components to rodmakers for their use in their own work. These economical blanks may be converted by those with machining capability into their own unique hardware. Semi-finished pocketed buttcap blanks are available to those who prefer them for their rod project.

The basis of these parts is a simple deep drawn cup. Depending on the size selected, this simple cup may be finished into a variety of parts including:

• grip checks.
• cork checks.
• caps for cap and ring reel seats.
• slide bands for mortised cap and ring reel seats.
• slide bands for pocketed buttcap reel seats.
• pocketed or hooded buttcaps.

Blanks are drawn using one of several materials. Nickle silver blanks are made from UNS C75200 18% alloy. Aluminum blanks; corrosion resistant 3003 alloy. Blanks are also available made from jewelers bronze or "NU-GOLD" alloy. Long used in the jewelry industry, this metal permits the fabrication of parts having good mechanical strength and corrosion resistance along with the look of Gold.

Blanks are selected by size for different fly rod reel seat applications:

In addition to the kits noted here, the several sizes of drawn cups are available in bulk and are described on the volume price list, a link to which is located below.

Fly Rod Cap and Ring Hardware Kits
contents: 3 blanks instuctions	Drawn metal cup matrial						cap and ring reel seat parts finished from our blanks
	18% Nickel silver		Aluminum		NU-Gold
reel seat diameter	part number	price	part number	price	part number	price
11/16 in.	CR1	$16.35	CR1A	$11.35	CR1B	$19.50
5/8 in.	CR2	$16.35	CR2A	$11.35	CR2B	$19.50
21/32 in.	CR3	$16.35	CR3A	$11.35	CR3B	$19.50
Requires finish machining of blanks and fabrication of a seat insert with mortise

Fly Rod downlocking Pocketed Buttcap and Ring Hardware Kits
contents: 3 blanks instructions	Drawn metal cup matrial						pocketed buttcap and ring reel seat parts finished from our blanks
	18% Nickel silver		Aluminum		NU-Gold
reel seat diameter	part number	price	part number	price	part number	price
11/16 in.	PBC1	$20.50	PBC1A	$15.50	PBC1B	$23.50
21/32 in.	PBC3	$20.50	PBC3A	$15.50	PBC3B	$23.50
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Requires finish machining and polishing of blanks and fabrication of a full round seat insert

Individual machined pocketed butt cap blanks	Material						pocketed butt cap finished from our blanks
	18% Nickel silver		Aluminum		NU-Gold
reel seat diameter	part number	price	part number	price	part number	price
11/16 in.	CAP1	$13.50	CAP1A	$11.50	CAP1B	$15.50
21/32 in.	CAP3	$13.50	CAP3A	$11.50	CAP3b	$15.50
used on full round reel seat insert, machined blank requires polishing before use

Slide bands for the above pocketed butt caps may be fabricated from appropriately sized drawn cups. The 11/16 inch cap would require a .750 I.D. slide band. The 25/32 inch cup would require a .718 I.D. slide band. Cups having these inside diameters are described on the volume price list noted below. A finishing guide for pocketed butt caps may be found in the column to the left.

Individual pocketed butt cap blanks without machining	Material						As-formed pocketed butt cap blanks
	18% Nickel silver		Aluminum		NU-Gold
reel seat diameter	part number	price	part number	price	part number	price
11/16 in.	CAP1M	$11.50	CAP1AM	$9.50	CAP1BM	$14.00
21/32 in.	CAP3M	$11.50	CAP3AM	$9.50	CAP3BM	$14.00
This is the part provided with the pocketed buttcap kit. It is used on a full round reel seat insert and is supplied as an as-formed blank, requiring machining to height and polishing before use

Other sizes under development. Inquire with your needs.

Shipping: Please add $4.00 to each order for Priority Mail shipping for up to four kits to most destinations in the continental U.S. Orders for five or more kits or to some other U.S. and to offshore destinations will require my shipping quotation before your total cost is known.

Ordering: Orders may be placed via U. S. mail or email. Payment may be made by U. S. Mail with money orders or personal checks (which are held to clear before product is shipped) or with your credit card or personal check through PayPal. Paypal may be accessed on my ordering page.

Rod Craftsmen & Dealers: Unfinished cups and pocketed butt caps are available in bulk at a volume price structure. Active rod craftsman will find it economical to purchase quantities as few as twelve pieces.

Dealers of rod building components will find attactive pricing for both bulk and retail packaged product. Made to order or contract manufacturing of special related product is available upon quotation. A modest tooling cost is necessary for such projects.

"CR" cap and ring hardware kits contain three formed metal cups and a finishing guide. Intended for rod builders with machining capability, they require finish machining in the lathe. These cups will be converted into a grip check, butt cap and sliding band by the rod maker. See the finishing guide in the left column for details of one method of completing these parts. A mortised wood insert would be made by the rod builder.

The "CAP" individual buttcaps are a single pocketed butt cap as formed and finish machined to height of .563 inch (14.3 mm). It will require polishing before applying to the rod.

The "CAPXM" individual buttcaps are a single pocketed butt cap as formed and without any finish machining. It will require machining to establish a desired height and polishing before applying to the rod. A tool appropriate to hold the part in the lathe will be required to be constructed by the rodbuilder in order to correctly and safely establish the height of the finished part. Ordinarily such a tool would be comprised of a specially altered soft collet, special machined chuck jaws or a chuck-held split collet. Secure grip of the formed part diameter is required to safely and correctly machine the part.

(right) Drawn nickle silver cups.