First Era Granger Tapers?

[cdmoore]

Or even earlier, the “Mercantile Era”?

Thanks,

Chris

[Woodlakejag]

I’ll take the taper off mine for you, PM me the instructions. About time I learned how to map a rod

George

[Woodlakejag]

1st Era Granger Special 9043
9 ft, 3/2, 4.8 oz
This taper was measured starting at the tip, at one inch increments for the first 25 inches, then 5 inch increments. No addition was made for varnish, which is spotty, and varies from thin to medium. There was a lot of variation around the flats, so I took an average.
1" .070
2" .074
3" .078
4" .083
5" .086
6" .090
7" .091
8" .096
9" .100
10" .106
11" .107
12" .116
13" .120
14" .129
15" .130
16" .133
17" .135
18" .140
19" .145
20" .149
21" .151
22" .154
23" .160
24" .162
25" .163

30" .165
35" .185 (over thread wraps above ferrule)
40" .185
45" .197
50" .210
55" .220
60" .240
65" .255
70" .265
75" .270
80" .280
85" .295
90" .315
95" .335
98.75" (at grip check) .335
Grip 5 3/4" (12, 1/2 inch rings)
Metal seat 3 1/4", slide band, stamped "THE/ GRANGER ROD/ DENVER"
English twist snakes, 6 on tip, 5 mid, agate stripping guide. witness marks on ferrules, hand welted, hourglass waisted with two incised bands.

[cdmoore]

George, this is AWESOME. Thank you, Sir!

[BigTJ]

Yes thanks a million this is one Ive been looking for a long time.

[Adamsdry]

Kudos!

Thanks for taking the time to do this.
So, how crazy did it make you to check, re-check, and average your readings? It's no small task if your not familiar with it.

D

[Woodlakejag]

Kudos!

Thanks for taking the time to do this.
So, how crazy did it make you to check, re-check, and average your readings? It's no small task if your not familiar with it.

D

It was frustrating! And, as I mentioned, the varnish is rough and spotty, so the measurements varied. If I were to do this again, I would probably get slightly different results. I’m not a rod builder so I’m not sure how useful information off of roughly varnished rods is, but I suppose it’s gives a general idea of the taper.
George