Bamboo Fly Rod Building

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Bamboo fly rod building.

Process of creating your very own custom bamboo fly rod. Setting the planing forms. How to make a bamboo fly fishing rod stage one. A smooth casting beautifully finished genuine hexagonal tonkin bamboo fly rod featuring genuine nickel silver ferrules fitted and ready to wrap.

Handmade to order baker s bamboo flyrods will. Building your first rod. I think that everyone would agree that we owe a debt to jerry foster who created the rodmakers site. Contains our favorite rod bond to glue your parts together and attach grip reel seat tip top and winding check to the blank.

You are working with a finely tuned plane a. All that s needed is patience a steady hand and maurer and elser s clear detailed instructions. Hardy fly reels dealer get the perfect reel for your. Our year round trout fishing.

95 photos and illustrations. U40 s one rod kit is a great and economical way to get started. Custom made for us. A great option for building your first beautiful bamboo fly rod.

Ls series of rod finishes included in the kit amounts to the cutting edge advanced state of the art of rod finishes. This stage begins with a piece of tonkin cane the only cane used in rod making because its. Now with fundamentals of building a bamboo fly rod it is possible to create your own heirloom quality bamboo fly rod. Each student works at their own solid maple workbench which is outfitted with an arsenal of the highest quality tools such as lie nielson planes and bellinger planing forms.

We re sure you ll enjoy your stay. While bamboo enjoys newfound popularity the tools and supplies needed to craft it remain difficult to find. These images are short excerpts from the videos which accompany the e book my fly rod how to build a bamboo fly rod a practical guide. Impress your friends on the next fishing trip with a gorgeous flyrod you made yourself.