W. E. CARPENTER - MAKER, PA

MODEL "VERY SPECIAL EDITION, MAHOGANY FAIRY - (EXEMPLAR)", #10/12

7' 2/2 3 WT

2 oz. Built in 2016. This Special Edition Series was made as an example of 50 years of rod building. Each one of these rods it
takes Walt 2 months to design and build a delicate rod as this. This rod is #10 of 12, but the remaining 2 were never built. This was the final rod
to come out of Walt's shop.
Very nice delicate, crisp dry fly action. Beautiful dark tempered Mahogany colored cane. Blued nickel silver waisted ferrules with nickel silver
ferrule plug. Wrapped in dark brown silks, tipped in black with full dark brown intermediates and Signature Wrapps. Rod has English Reverse
snake guides, Agate stripper guide. Glass-like varnish finish. Cigar cork grip with narrow 1/4" corks. Blued nickel silver slide band and
butt cap with stamp "W. E. Carpenter, Maker". Rod has Mahogany wooden reel seat spacer.
Rod comes packed in tan cloth rod bag with hang tag and stored in Special aluminum engraved brass capped rod tube with a series of Walt's
career business cards attached. Rod tube has custom protective, embroidered canvas cover by Diane McCabe.
Walt is one of the few remaining craftsmen of the Hudson Valley Catskills School of Rod Makers.
Mahogany Rods are very rare to come by and this is an excellent example to showcase a Master Craftsman's workmanship!
Rod is in brand new, unused condition.

A great piece to acquire for a serious collector of fine bamboo rods! $5495.