Thursday, April 30, 2009

Bambooooooooooo

My next 20 or so rods arrived today


The variations in wall thickness were pretty extreme - anywhere from .40 to .14


Wrapping Rod #1


My homemade wrapping jig.


The finished wrap. Actually, this hasn't been varnished yet - the varnish turned this into a much darker green.

Dickerson 8013 - Rod #1


A long time and no posts. In the meantime, I finished up my rod. A modified Dickerson 8013 taper 5wt. Everything came out pretty good - I'm not thrilled with my wraps - or the pictures - but it casts like a champ. Next up, Stew's rod.


Marblewood grip and reelseat