Bamboo Rodmaking Polls

Most rodmakers are stuck in the house for the winter making stuff for the warm sunny days of spring. Just for the fun of it, I thought I'd run a few polls on the blog. Nothing serious like health care or global warming (or is that cooling...I'm so confused). Just stuff that bamboo rod makers might find interesting.

How many bamboo rods have you made?

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Taper Design - Keone Rodsmiths

Posted by David Bolin

Danny Heus, owner of Keone Rodsmiths, has some interesting taper design articles on his web site. He specializes in quadrate (hexagonal) rods that are designed to maximize the efficiency of the power fibers. Check out his quadrate and hollowing techniques at these links:

Design Philosophy

Hollowing

I hope to make hexagonal rods at some point. But for now, I'm not interested in making another set of planing forms. Some day...

Rodmakers Gatherings

February - SuperBoo, Fairfield, Maine, USA
April - Catskill Cane Revival, Livingston Manor, New York, USA
April - Chicago Area Cane Gathering, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA
April - Corbett Lake (biannual), Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
May - Canadian Cane (next biannual in 2011), location varies, Canada
May - Buckeye Bamboo Bash, Belleville, Ohio, USA
May - Bamboo Fly Rod Classic, Madison, Virginia, USA
May - Townsend Bamboo Bash, Townsend, Tennessee, USA
June 19,20 - Victorian Fly Fishers Association Cane Day, Melbourne Victoria, Australia
June - Rodmakers at Grayrock, Grayling, Michigan, USA
July - Colorado Rodmakers Reunion, Marble, Colorado, USA
July - Metolius Bamboo Rod Fair, Camp Sherman, Oregon, USA
September - Catskill Gathering, Livingston Manor/Roscoe, New York, USA
October 8,9,10 - European Rodmakers Gathering, 58453 Witten , Germany
October - Eastern Sierra Rod Makers Gathering, Bridgeport, California, USA
October - Great Western, Dunsmuir, California, USA
October - Penobscot Gathering, Eddington, Maine, USA
October - Southern Rodmakers Gathering, Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA

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