I figured it'd be helpful if I shared how I develop new blanks, baseline the final version, and create a repeatable guide for building duplicate custom blanks. I call this process profiling an ice blank.

Materials needed:
Ruler or tape measure
Caliper (digital or dial type will work)
Pen and paper


Process:
Lay your ruler or taper measure parallel to the rod blank with the 1" section being at the tip end of the blank. Measure the blank diameter with the caliper in 1" increments and record the data on your piece of paper.

Transfer the measurements per inch to an Excel spreadsheet and chart the results.


Here is a quick comparison of several off the shelf blanks in both fiberglass and carbon

If you chart the off the shelf blank vs your sanded blank vs the difference of the two it will give you a guide to producing a copy of the blank for your next build. You know exactly how much material needs removed per inch to duplicate the baseline blank's profile.

Having a comparison of blank profiles for both fiberglass and carbon blanks will give you a quick reference for selecting a blank for a specific application. You can quickly and easily associate the profile to the power and action of the blank.

I hope this helps you guys!

Exactly. Your method is the same method that I use and it works very well.

Take care

was just reading about this last night it appears to be the only true way to keep all your rods consistent. just got 90 percent of my pieces cut out last night for my wrapper, looking forward to figuring out rod building this winter