Patent ID: 7509768

Claim:
A method of constructing a fishing rod comprising a tip section and a butt section from a plurality of bamboo splines comprising: removing pith from inner walls of the bamboo splines; applying a coating of stiffener to the inner walls of the bamboo splines; gluing the splines together to form a rod having a polygonal cross section; placing the rod in a vacuum; baking the rod; inserting the butt section in a first mold; applying a first vacuum pressure to the first mold; hanging the first mold vertically in an oven; inserting the tip section in a second mold; applying a second vacuum pressure to the second mold; hanging the second mold vertically in an oven; changing the first and second vacuum pressures to a third vacuum pressure and a fourth vacuum pressure; and suspending the first and second molds vertically at ambient pressure and temperature.