Bamboo Fly Rod Building

U40 s one rod kit is a great and economical way to get started.

Bamboo fly rod building.

95 photos and illustrations. In fact these are the very same tools and methods used to create every oyster bamboo rod. You are working with a finely tuned plane a. Make you forget your graphite.

Here tradition rules i am fine with it. Custom made for us. A smooth casting beautifully finished genuine hexagonal tonkin bamboo fly rod featuring genuine nickel silver ferrules fitted and ready to wrap. I think that everyone would agree that we owe a debt to jerry foster who created the rodmakers site.

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. Classic freestone taper based on the famous taper by jim payne. We re sure you ll enjoy your stay. Our year round trout fishing.

Handmade to order baker s bamboo flyrods will. How to make a bamboo fly fishing rod stage one. While bamboo enjoys newfound popularity the tools and supplies needed to craft it remain difficult to find. Now with fundamentals of building a bamboo fly rod it is possible to create your own heirloom quality bamboo fly rod.

Building your first 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. This stage begins with a piece of tonkin cane the only cane used in rod making because its. Setting the planing forms.

Impress your friends on the next fishing trip with a gorgeous flyrod you made yourself. 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. Contains our favorite rod bond to glue your parts together and attach grip reel seat tip top and winding check to the blank.