Fundamentals of building a bamboo fly-rod
By: George E. Maurer and Bernard P. Elser.
Contributors: Elser, Bernard P.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Countryman Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Woodstock, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Fishing rods -- Design and construction.; Bamboo.
Other titles: Bamboo fly-rod
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 222) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments; title: Preface: On Becoming a Rodmaker; title: Introduction; title: Chapter 1 Getting Prepared; title: Chapter 2 Acquiring and Storing Bamboo; title: Chapter 3 Decisions Before You Start; title: Chapter 4 Selecting a Culm and Initial Splitting; title: Chapter 5 Final Splitting; title: Chapter 6 Spacing Nodes; title: Chapter 7 Straightening Strips; title: Chapter 8 Initial Bevel; title: Chapter 9 Bundling and Heat-Treating the Bamboo Strips; title: Chapter 10 Planing the Secondary Taper; title: Chapter 11 Planing the Final Taper; title: Chapter 12 Gluing and Binding the Strips; title: Chapter 13 Preparing the Ferrules and Reel-Seat Components; title: Chapter 14 Turning the Cork Grip; title: Chapter 15 Sanding the Glued Sections; title: Chapter 16 Straightening the Glued Strips; title: Chapter 17 Cutting the Rod Sections to the Correct Lengths; title: Chapter 18 Mounting the Ferrules; title: Chapter 19 Lapping the Male Ferrules; title: Chapter 20 Finding the Spline; title: Chapter 21 Mounting the Reel-Seat, Grip, and Winding Check; title: Chapter 22 Varnishing; title: Chapter 23 Buffing the Finish; title: Chapter 24 Selecting and Mounting the Tiptop; title: Chapter 25 Preparing the Guides for Wrapping; title: Chapter 26 Rod Wrapping; title: Afterword; title: Notes on Rod Care and Storage; title: Appendix A Sources of Tools and Supplies; title: Appendix B Reference Publications; title: Appendix C Creating Your Own Fly-Rod Tapers; title: Appendix D Rod-Taper Specifications; title: Glossary; title: Index.