Although each step is described a number of details are not fully covered.
Making bamboo fly rods.
Arrive with enthusiasm leave with your own hand crafted split bamboo rod.
All classes are tailored to each individual and include instruction tools and materials.
The protruding rings that occur on bamboo are called nodes and require quite a bit of work to flatten out before the bamboo can be used to make a fly rod this image courtesy of andy royer.
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A bamboo fly rod is made of six strips of bamboo glued together to form hexagon photo below.
The strips are triangular in cross section and since the rod tapers from handle to tip the triangular strips taper too the triangle is bigger at one end of the strip than the other.
This is a step by step look at the process of making a split bamboo fly rod.
To schedule rod making instruction please email ron barch.