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?

Monday, July 21, 2008

FlexRod Update - Flex4.7.8.1

Posted by David Bolin

An updated version of FlexRod is ready to be downloaded. Just click on "download" in the FlexRod menu to get the new version. If this is your first time to download the workbook, read the introduction first. A link to the introduction is in the FlexRod menu in the left hand frame of this blog.

The changes are minor but necesary. If you're using the Form Setup sheet in previous versions, I would recommend upgrading to the new version. Here's a brief description of the updates:

I've added the full taper diameters to the form setup sheet. Both full and half diameters are need on that sheet since they're extrapolated from tip and ferrule locations. The full diameters on the form setup won't match the original five inch station diameters. It's much easier to validate target diameters from the form setup sheet.

I've also added ferrule sizes and locations to the detail sheet. They should have been there already.

I made no changes to the Tapers sheet. Just copy your taper rows from Flex4.7.8.0 and paste them into the new version. Run the Calc or List Calc macros to update the stats for your tapers.

FlexRod has been downloaded about 150 times so far. I don't know how many of those are updates. I hope everyone is taking the time to update their workbooks.

Posted by David Bolin  

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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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