Fundamentals of Building a Bamboo Fly-Rod (Paperback)

~ (Author), Bernard P. Elser (Author)

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Maurer is a master of his craft. -- Mark S. Metcalf, editor of The Bamboo Fly Rod

Product Description

Inspired by the teachings of a master rodmaker, here is a step-by-step guide to the craft of building handmade, heirloom-quality bamboo fly-rods—the most coveted of all rods.

Spurred in part by a quest for something authentic in a mostly synthetic world, more and more anglers are abandoning high-tech graphite fly-rods in favor of those hand-crafted from bamboo. Fly-anglers, most of whom tie their own flies, are now looking to make their own split-cane fly-rods. Bamboo is cheap, and the tools needed to build finished rods are simple and few. What is needed is patience, a steady hand, and a book that explains the process with clarity and detail. This is that book.

Co-author George Maurer has built some of the finest and most innovative bamboo rods seen in a generation. His student Bernard Elser explains this exacting craft in simple, precise steps. Each chapter begins with a list of tools and the time needed to complete the step described. 95 photographs and illustrations throughout illuminate key points of the process.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Countryman Press (October 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881505706
• ISBN-13: 978-0881505702
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #256,239 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars comprehensive and well done...., November 11, 2000

By	goodoldmac "goodoldmac" (Charlotte, North Carolina United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Building a Bamboo Fly-Rod (Hardcover)

This is a truly excellent book on building a bamboo fly rod, and it is possibly the best currently available. The instructions are precise, the photos and drawings are detailed and the author(s) write the book from the standpoint of "We WANT you to suceed.." The truly rank beginnger (me, in other words) will find the list of tools and materials at the beginning of the book a bit daunting, and undoubtbly expensive, but this in a book about building a fine bamboo fly rod, not building a cheap one. A bit more about tapers, (and figuring your own) would have been apprecaited, but all in all, a suberb book for the rod builder, or for those of us who appreicate a bamboo fly rod...

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nearly perfect beginners guide, March 29, 2000

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Building a Bamboo Fly-Rod (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book for those planning to build their first bamboo rod. Each phase of construction is broken down into its essential elements, and the tools and time required to complete the task. The authors make the process much less daunting. I had only two criticisms. After reading the chapter on planing I had a few unanswered questions, and I wish there was more information on choosing appropriate hardware. These points are minor. If you want to build a bamboo rod, this is the first book to read, and the only book that many beginners will need.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for those new to bamboo rod construction., August 1, 2005

By	Leon Dickinson (Ballarat, VIC AUST.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Good book for those new to bamboo rod construction as I am, with practical step-by-step explainations, recommendations and tips. Good book for the book shelf but its going to spend a fair bit of its time on the workbench in the shed.