articles on bamboo rodmaking
Following you find a list of articles on various aspects of bamboo rodbuilding as well as on solving certain problems that can make life unnecessarily difficult.
One thing I always loved about rodbuilding is the fact that there are no or only very little ready made things that are available at tool, hobby or hardware stores. Although more special tools have become available through small companies in the U.S. it is still possible to do everything youself, to add that very personal touch to your product, or just to face the challenge.
Bamboo rodmakers almost always have to think about how to solve a special problem, make a special gadget to solve that problem, try out the gadget or tool you made, and finally have success, or failure and rethink the whole problem again and come up with a diffent solution.
I have to admit that I like this kind of brain-jogging, it keeps me off the street and adds to the satisfaction when holding the finished product in hand and finally going out to fish my favourite spring creek.
My friend John Bokstrom, one of the best bamboo rodmakers I know, once mentioned that he enjoys making gadgets as much as building rods and fishing. So be careful, its very addictive!
