Samples - New Products We Are Working On

[Dstauffer]

What’s the weight of the denim on those?

Are you thinking an IH modified III with longer body/sleeve length or a more “classic” fit?

This would also look pretty amazing in corduroy and/or whipcord…

[Giles]

17oz natural Indigo

Sized like the IH-526J-142

[Giles]

In a previous life, I made and sold Titanium Fly Fishing reels.  Well, I did not make them myself but had them made by a couple of craftsmen in the Town of Kharkiv in Ukraine.  Kharkiv was pivotal in the USSR's manufacturing of stuff for the space race and military weapons.  So they had/have some extremely talented engineers who are good at working with Titanium.  Come the fall of the wall, many of them were twiddling their thumbs.  I got a couple of them untwiddling their thumbs.  One of the reels we made was priced at USD10,000 - we only made 30 

Anyway, I had an idea and contacted one of them and asked him to machine me some Titanium N1 buttons.

Full metal jacket pimpage.

Here are the first samples….

Pricing yet to be determined, but don't worry, they'll be reassuringly expensive...

And here are some of the reels (and a titanium bolt from a MiG-31)

If anyone recognises the large reel, it is the first prototype for The Hardy Zane Ti Saltwater Fly Reel….

[Jett129]

Just give me a second to take my jaw off the floor. Nice!…Was initially responding to the jacket.

[goosehd]

@Giles Very cool history and the buttons are awesome!  Any pictures of these reels?

[Giles]

@goosehd My original post updated….

But here a couple more shots of the Zane...The handle looks like it is made of wood, but it is a special super stable material made for the space station (some of it never made it up there  :-X)

[goosehd]

Words fail me and I can understand the price tag after seeing them!!  Beautiful and I bet the action is smooth as silk.

[Giles]

This is possibly my favourite.  It's a one-weight which I match with an Orvis one-weight for tiny little brook trout.  Though I have taken it to the Bahamas and fished for Bonefish with it, I. don't suppose there'd many people who have caught Bones on a one-weight…..My guide pissed himself laughing when he saw it, but by the end of the week was begging for him to leave the outfit with him, which I did and then picked it up next time I went.....

[Giles]

This one's pretty nice too, though I have never even filled it with line…

[goosehd]

Did you guys use ceramic or steel bearings?  I guess the ceramic would be better for salt water environments, but I really don’t know.

[Giles]

Stainless….But fully sealed....

[Sage954]

Wow. Those are works of art. Gotta be good for a few more fish.

[Kasi]

Nice… and them buttons are insane

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[organisys]

Sh!t Engineering porn right there….

I wonder if they could turn out a few push bike parts.... 

[neph93]

@Giles:

Full metal jacket pimpage.

Here are the first samples….

Maniac! It does bring a whole new dimensions to «over-engineered» though.

[Giles]

@organisys:

Sh!t Engineering porn right there….

I wonder if they could turn out a few push bike parts.... 

Of course they can…....

[Aetas]

@Giles:

Full metal jacket pimpage.

Just beautiful.

[manufc10]

@Giles:

17oz natural Indigo

Sized like the IH-526J-142

This is going to be so nice.

[profdbrk]

Very very cool sample.  Will we see production soon?  Dang, I'll jump as soon as it turns up.

[Giles]

I think it'll be a late next summer thing.  It'll take a few months from now whatever happens, and releasing it in the northern hemisphere late spring/early summer is probably not particularly sensible…