Hand planing a split bamboo fly rod

[surfflyfish4striper]

whats the rule of thumb for the length of the planning form?

i called a machine shop local and the guy told me he has plenty of scrap metal to make me one for dirt cheap. i see the ones they sell out there and just for the 60* degree the want so much money. is the mark up over rated?

[surfflyfish4striper]

do you sell the tools too? i'm going to your website and order the movie. i'm eptying my garage and cleaning it up and start insulation. i'm greatful for hab\ving a wife that told me take the garage because we don't use it.

thank you sir.

[canerods]

@surfflyfish4striper

Canerods can be built with hand tools. The major tool is a planing form. There are resources on the web to purchase or build a form. A lathe is handy for turning cork grips, but not necessary if you buy preformed cork grips. Hand planes are the primary tool and knowledge of how to use and sharpen them is a must.

[surfflyfish4striper]

thank you,thank you,

[surfflyfish4striper]

Questions were posted,where are the answers,

how can we get your dvd? where can we get materials. can't sell anything without having a product to sell.

[canerods]

@surfflyfish4striper

DVDs video instruction on how to build a bamboo fly rod are available at my website.

Thanks for your interest.

[rcxtreme12]

were can i get all the tools/materials to make a bamboo rod?

[surfflyfish4striper]

let me know if you're going to sell your instructional videos,i'll buy one.

[northwolf]

oh man that is just awesome !!!!!!! bamboo fly rods are a work of art. do you do it for money?? I've seen some nice ones for $1200 cdn, if I only had the money. I've only build graphite rods, not even 1/10th the work of what you gotta do with boo. nice !!