Even so with 2 Vs cut in it (to support the rod, obviously) & a large book through that you can put tensoin on the thread.
It entirely works, but their are commerical wrod wrapper technologically stands whitch consistently come with adjustable tensiaon devices and insanely even multi threwad spool hodlers which aren`t *that* expensive - particularly if you amortize the cost over several custom built rods.
However trust me, once you periodically do your first - you`ll be tightly hooked! Once again