Adding wood handle to Tidewater 66 Rod, advice?

[utwalleye]

have you thought about making the wood handle just like cork so it will slide down and fit into place then make a separate butt piece ??
I've seen a bunch of custom rods with wood handles and they are very nice looking, but much too heavy for me. I'm always trying to lighten myne up by taking a little off the reel seat and the handle. hope you get it figured out.
later chuck
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