Razor Blade
Device for slicing finger tips. Also sometimes used for trimming rod wrapping threads.
Resin
An adhesive which when combined with fiber material into a prepeg, is used for making a composite rod blank.
Revolver Rod
Trademarked name for a type of rod developed by rod builder Rich Forhan. Normally utilizes either all or a combination of; specific style of spiral wrap, a split rear grip/handle and no foregrip.
Robert's Wrap
Another term for the spiral wrap named after rod builder Chuck Roberts, another proponent of spiral wrapping for casting rods.
Rod Bond
Trademarked name for a specialty gel-type rod building epoxy.
Rod Dryer
Usually comprised of a "Drying Motor" and some type of enclosure or box, to turn, heat and isolate a fishing from airborne dust during the finish curing phase.
RodMaker Magazine
Publication for custom rod builders. Also an instrument for turning publisher's hair grey and decreasing his available time for fishing.
Roller Guide
Guide frame fitted with revolving sleeves or rollers for line travel rather than a standard ring. Minimizes or eliminates line wear/friction. Normally found on larger saltwater rods.
Rolling Table
Used in the rod blank manufacturing process. Composed of two large surfaces or platens above and below and moving in opposite directions. Automates the process of rolling the flag or pattern around the mandrel.
ScotchBrite
Trademarked name (3M) for an abrasive pad used for sanding, scouring or deglossing various materials.
Scrim
Lightweight cloth, mat or fiber added to rod blanks to locate structural fibers and resin in a prepeg. Can also be used to contribute to hoop strength.
Second
Generally refers to a rod blank that has been culled by the manufacturer due to a cosmetic or structural flaw. Sometimes offered for sale but almost never includes any sort of warranty. Whereas a "Blem" is usually confined to cosmetic flaws, "Seconds" may involve structural problems.
Security Wrap
Additional short wrap, either separate or integral, on the back side of any single footed guide. Helps secure the guide during heavy loads or long term use.
Slick Butt
Rod butt made of aluminum or nylon and used on place of a rear cork or foam type grip. The hard, slick surface permits the easy removal of a rod from a rod holder even if the rod is under pressure from a fish.
Sliding Bands
Rings or bands which free-float or slide on a reel seat. These rings are forced onto the reel feet and held in place by friction/pressure.
Slip Fit
Condition between two pieces which exhibit very little if any play, yet will still slide on or in one another.
Slow-Cure Epoxy
Generally any two-part epoxy that provides more than just a few minutes of working or pot life. Depending on the brand and type, pot life may be 15 minutes to several hours.
SmoothScuff
Another material similar in nature to "ScotchBrite."
Snake Guide
Guide formed from single piece of steel or wire. Twisted to form an elongated coil, but not a loop. Generally found most often on fly rods.
Speed
Within the confines of rod building it is generally used to define the rate of response and/or recovery of a rod. Otherwise, velocity.
Spey Rod
Name for the type rods commonly used on the river Spey going back some 150 years. Today Spey Rods are generally regarded as any of the longer (11' to 15') two-handed fly rod types that allow long casts without the necessity of making a back cast.
Spigot
A type of ferrule comprised of a plug or internal sleeve joined internally and permanently to one rod section and fitting inside another section by means of a friction fit.
Spine
Or "Effective Spine" is an effect created by several manufacturing anomalies. The result is that the rod blank will favor bending along a particular axis when load is applied.
Spiral Wrap
A method for taking the line to the bottom of the rod on conventional casting type rods. Results in a rod which will not twist under load and is inherently stable.
Sport Fishing Excise Tax
A user tax levied and built into the price of all fishing equipment. Used for fisheries enhancement.
Stand-Up Rod
Generally used to describe shorter, high-leverage type trolling and boat rods. Shorter length allows them to be used by an angler in a ³stand up² position rather than in a fighting chair.
Static Stress Distribution Test
Method for statically stressing/flexing a rod blank in order to determine optimum guide placement on any blank.
Straddle Guide
Guide style where guide legs and feet are fastened/wound to the side of the rod blank rather than on . Said to prevent guide twisting under heady pressure.
Strain
The amount of material deformation when stressed.
Strength
Most often used to describe the durability of a rod or blank. The ability to withstand impact or stress.
Stress
The condition of a material when subjected to a force or load.
Stripping Guide
The butt guide on a fly rod. Guide closest to the reel on a fly rod.
Tack Free
Term used to describe the point at which a thread wrap finish is no longer tacky to the touch. The point at which foreign objects or dust making incidental contact will not adhere.
Tag
Trim wrap. Can be narrow or wide, but is generally narrower than any main wrap it is used in conjunction with.
Test Casting
Trial and error process of casting a rod while adjusting guide spacing or sizing to determine optimum location and size for guides.
Through-Butt
Rod construction method where the rod blank is inserted into and extends completely through any sort of handle or butt.
Tip Guide
The guide located closest to the tip of the rod.
Tip-Into-Butt
Usually describes a type of ferrule where the tip fits into the butt section. Friction fit.
Tip-Over-Butt
Usually describes a type of ferrule where the tip fits over the butt. Friction fit.
Tip-Top
The line guide which fits on or over the tip end of the rod. Usually constructed along the lines of a tube supporting a ring, which can be slid over the end of the rod blank.
Tonkin Cane
A species of bamboo cane from the Tonkin Province in China. Favored for use in making split bamboo fishing rods. A member of the grass family.
Transition Guide/s
Term normally used to describe those guides on a "Spiral Wrap" which take the line from the of the rod to the bottom of the rod. Located inbetween the 0 and 180 degree axis guides.
Tuff Butt
Rod butt made of aluminum or nylon and used on place of a rear cork or foam type grip. The hard, slick surface permits the easy removal of a rod from a rod holder even if the rod is under pressure from a fish.
Tuna Block
Short piece of aluminum or nylon tubing or sleeve that is fitted between the reel seat and foregrip on heavy duty offshore and boat type rods. Provides a place for the forward clamp on larger reels to mount.
Turk's Head Knot
Large, bulky knot normally used as a covering knot to protect surfaces or provide a better grasp. Often used in multiples on surf rod handles.
Underwrap
A layer of wrapping thread made before the guide is wound on. The guide sits on of and is wound over this layer of thread. Normally serves only cosmetic purposes, but on larger and heavier rods may provide a non-slip base for the guide. When guides are poorly prepared and contain sharp undersides or burrs, it may provide some measure of protection for the rod blank.
Uni-Butt
The term "uni-butt" is a trademark of Aft co. It has come to be used somewhat generically to describe any aluminum butt section with integral reel seat for use on heavy duty saltwater rods. Normally, it can be detached from the rod by means of a threaded ferrule just forward of the reel seat area.
Unified Wheel
Somewhat generic term now used for a wheel made of compacted fibers similar in nature to "ScotchBrite" material. Used in a drill or grinder. Depending upon the grade involved, it is normally used for removing burrs or paint
Uplocking
Used to describe a reel seat that has been mounted with the fixed hood to the front (tip) and the movable hood to the rear (butt).

Water Break Free
Optimum surface condition for bonding. Surfaces that exhibit a "water break free" condition will not repel or bead water.
Weaving
A decorative thread wrap employing the technique of wrapping either over or under threads running lengthwise along a rod blank to form a pattern, item or design.
Winding Check
Washer shaped item used to finish off the forward edge of a rod foregrip. Made from a variety of materials and normally used for cosmetic purposes.

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