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Fly Rod Building Made Easy: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Making a High-Quality Fly Rod on a Budget

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I have read two books, looked at others and have been through several web sites and this book was the best source on Fly Rod Building. It gave the information a beginner needs to understand the different methods and options you have when building a Fly Rod. From the picking a blank, finding the spine, the reel seat, handle and of course wrapping the guides. Lots of information. Lot of pictures. Step by Step. Great book! Now all I have to do is build my own fly rod this winter.

I've built 2 graphite fly rods. I have several other books on rod building. I've even taken a course on rod building. Art Scheck's book is the best on the subject. Very well illustrated! I picked up more than a few new tips for my next rod building project. I highly recommend this title for anyone considering building their own rod.

This book is a best buy and covers every aspect of fly rod building for a first time builder, I have looked at other books and dvds and alot of the info is vague, but this book gets right to the point with words and pictures and it is a valuable learning experience, I think the author should produce a dvd to go along with this book, it covers info that I coud not find anywhere else, most books on fly rod building assume that I already know how to spline a rod and rap it, but I don't because I am a first time builder with absolutly no knowledge, this book gives me that knowledge and is a valuable tool, so if you are a first time fly rod builder this is the one and only book to purchase for your first build.

This is a slick packaged book for sure, but author Art Scheck is plainly not a long time rod builder. This book seems to have been written by someone with little to no actual rod building experience. He expounds for page after page on things that have no bearing on actual rod building. His use of old fashioned and outdated guide spacing charts shows that he knows little of modern rod building methods. He used several hundred pages for information that could have been well covered in just 50. I've been building rods for 30 years and have kept up to date. I really think Art's book shows that he was not yet at the level of knowledge he needed to be at to write such a book.

Save your money, keep looking, There are many rod building books out there much, much, much better than this one.

If you read this book you will make an excellent rod. Easy to understand and gives you lots of options with clear explanations on what each delivers. Loved this book.

Art Scheck is THE authority on flyrod building and tying. I trust his work more than anyone esle's. Highly recommended.

I purchased this book as a gift. I skimmed through it brifly and was satisfied with the information it contained, and then passed it on.

I am considering purchaseing a copy for myself.