Bamboo Fly Rod Building
All that s needed is patience a steady hand and maurer and elser s clear detailed instructions.
Bamboo fly rod building. Now with fundamentals of building a bamboo fly rod it is possible to create your own heirloom quality bamboo fly rod. A smooth casting beautifully finished genuine hexagonal tonkin bamboo fly rod featuring genuine nickel silver ferrules fitted and ready to wrap. Custom made for us. Classic freestone taper based on the famous taper by jim payne.
A great option for building your first beautiful bamboo fly rod. Contains our favorite rod bond to glue your parts together and attach grip reel seat tip top and winding check to the blank. This stage begins with a piece of tonkin cane the only cane used in rod making because its. Process of creating your very own custom bamboo fly rod.
Make you forget your graphite. U40 s one rod kit is a great and economical way to get started. Building your first rod. Here tradition rules i am fine with it.
I think that everyone would agree that we owe a debt to jerry foster who created the rodmakers site. Hardy fly reels dealer get the perfect reel for your. 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.
How to make a bamboo fly fishing rod stage one. 95 photos and illustrations. Setting the planing forms. Our year round trout fishing.
Handmade to order baker s bamboo flyrods will. 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. In fact these are the very same tools and methods used to create every oyster bamboo rod. Impress your friends on the next fishing trip with a gorgeous flyrod you made yourself.