Could anyone tell me please what Leonard used for wood on his real seats Its on an 8' 3wt spc cap says turnament Special. if that helps. Hlf the real seat
is broken and missing. Thanks for the help NATE
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Most of the Leonard rods used Butternut inserts.
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Thank you for the help Best regards nate
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Hi Speyfly, I was on your quest a while back and had several offers and suggestions. You might do a search for the thread. I still haven't solved my
Leonard seat problem but I'm putting it off. Jay Edwards
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Posts: 102 04/09/2009 07:57 |
The hard part is getting the new seat to look like a Leonard. Butternut, in its natural state is a very light wood, almost gray/silver. It really doesn't
take stain very well either. I have read on this forum that Leonard used to "bake" their seats to give them that golden look that they had when
finished. I was also told by a rod maker that they used amber shellac to tone the seat. I have used the amber shellac and have been happy with the results.
Good luck.
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Posts: 284 04/10/2009 09:30 |
More than a year ago I offered a half dozen butternut reel seats on the list. I wanted to replace the reel seat on my dads tournament casting rod. A friend
had some butternut that he got ahold of when he was in on the demolition of a 148 year old house and the butternut was 2" X 2" staircase rails.
Turned them to rough rounds on my wood lathe. It was a perfect match for my Leonard from the 1920's. Wood has turned a beautiful golden color with age.
Be glad to send you a couple if you are interested.
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Posts: 54 04/10/2009 10:21 |
Leonard cooked the reel seat wood with the Bamboo that they were drying. The cooking changed the color to a lite tanish yellow color.
Best Hal bacon 
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