Walt Carpenter
BROWNTONE
My rod making experiences at both Payne and
Leonard, and most importantly the desire to handcraft the finest split bamboo
rods, have given birth to a standard of rod excellence that I'm now offering as
the Carpenter "Browntone." These "classics" are made with the
same enthusiasm and integrity as the creations of my predecessors in this the
"Hudson Valley" or "Catskill" school of rod makers. They indeed
trace their lineage to the works of Fred Thomas, Eustis Edwards and Jim Payne.
The cane used to build your rod is from stock of butt cut "Tonkin"
and its qualities are further enhanced by a special brown toning technique
which is unique with the Carpenter "Browntone." The rich walnut
toning, blending into golden colored nodes enables the rod to be called
"The most beautiful of rods."
The hard tungsten wire guides are wrapped with a rich mahogany brown, finely
tipped black to achieve the most striking coordination. All nickel silver
mountings are oxidized a deep black and are made of 18% alloy. These
"silver" mountings are made by me in my shop.
Each rod is finished with four coats of the finest tung-oil spar varnish for
years of trouble free service.
The rod is supplied with a hand sewn partitioned bag, and a heavy walled
aluminum case.
After 50 hours of dedicated, hand-work, the Carpenter "Browntone" is
ready to go fishing.
With this in mind, you can feel complete confidence in choosing a Carpenter
"Browntone" as your ideal. $4495.
Walt E. Carpenter, Rod maker
“ Please call or e-mail for availability. "
Contact ...
Classic Fly Fisherman
Robert R. Selb
222 S. Broad Street
Lansdale, PA 19446
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