Portfolio

Recent commissions.

Selected builds

A short shelf of work from the bench.

2020 – 2026. Component-led captions. Customer names appear only with permission.

A custom saltwater rod rigged on a boat with San Francisco Bay and late-afternoon light behind — 01 · Jeff Miller
On the water. Custom saltwater rod, bay build, evening light.

Close-up of a decorative thread wrap on a custom rod, navy and gold threads bound under epoxy — 02 · Jeff Miller
Decorative wrap. Navy and gold threads, two-coat epoxy finish.

Close-up of a rod guide wrapped and finished, showing the thread-to-epoxy transition at the foot of the guide — 03 · Jeff Miller
Guide foot. Thread-wrap sealed under epoxy.

Detail of a decorative thread wrap along a rod blank, with a secondary color accent running through the primary wrap — 04 · Jeff Miller
Accent thread detail along the blank.

A custom rod laid flat on a neutral surface, showing the grip, reel seat, and first guides of the build — 05 · Jeff Miller
Grip, reel seat, and first guides. Cork grip turned in-house.

A finished custom rod standing against a plain background, full length visible — 06 · Jeff Miller
A finished build.

Workshop bench scene with rod-building tools, partial rod in progress, and component parts laid out — 07 · Jeff Miller
Bench in progress. Tools, components, and a rod mid-build.

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