ROUND AND RAISED PILLAR REEL PLANS

The plans are printed on high quality 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper, bound in a clear removable cover. Included are an index, a materials list, 5 pages of detailed construction notes, 18 measured drawings of reel components and fixture drawings (see example photo above), and a table of weights and critical dimensions – 27 pages of information plus a clip cover. Printed in the USA.

The round reel is 3.22″ diameter and the raised pillar is 2.74″ to outer ring, 3.22″ to raised pillar ear. The reels are suitable for 4 and 5 weight lines and include a pawl and ratchet check mechanism. The construction notes provide additional details of fabricating the reel parts and fixtures. See David’s blog, North Branch Reels, for more information, construction details, photos, and many other interesting reel building posts. David uses a tabletop lathe and mill (Sherline) to fabricate the parts for his reels.

The drawings include:
1000 – Reel Arrangement
1001 – Rings
1002 – End Plates
1003 – Foot
1004 – Crank
1005 – Shaft1006 – Spool Ends
1007 – Pawl
1008 – Screws
1009 – Click Parts
1010 – Ratchet & Bearing Cap
1011 – Pillar & Foot Spacer
1012 – Crank Parts
1013 – Crank Screw
1014 – Crank Fixture
1015 – Foot Fixture
1016 – Raised Pillar Ring
1017 – Half Crank
1018 – Raised Pillar Reel

ISBN: 0-RLP-40
Publisher: Reel Line Press
Publish Date: 04-30-2011