I have had a break from building rods lately as I have started in a new day job, taking up a lot of my time. But now I am starting to build again. Yesterday I bought four 15 foot vintage spey rods blanks from a very nice man. I am really looking forward to build them. I have never built a spey rod before so this will be an exiting experience. I have already ordered a lot of floor cork from Portugal. The amount of cork required on these rods are insane!