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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The most current book on bamboo rod making,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Lovely Reed: An Enthusiast's Guide to Building Bamboo Fly Rods (Hardcover)
Bamboo rod making is one of those crafts with enough twists in the road that most first-timers want as much up-to-date information as they can get before they start. The Lovely Reed ("LR") is both possibly the best single reference on the subject, and the most generally useful book if you are only reading one. The LR is very nicely written, and carefully organized. It starts with and overview, then runs through building a rod. The second section of the book, about 1/3rd of the text, is devoted to equipment skills and techniques. This separates out specific tasks like making an oven,a dipping tank, or sharpeing a plane, which may not be attempted by all builders, or already be part of their repetoir. A good book, which doesn't greatly overlap either Carmichael (Garrison), or Cattanach the other standards in the field.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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The lovely Reed,
By Mike Brooks (Coburg, OR United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lovely Reed: An Enthusiast's Guide to Building Bamboo Fly Rods (Hardcover)
This is clearly the best of the current crop of rod building books. It could do with an index (ther isn't one!), updates on components (The Golden Witch, Bellingers - he carries **everything**, not just reel seats), and additional information on critical processes (straightening glued up rods, filing, scraping, sanding a blank, wrapping, etc.). Overall, though, if you are going to build a first rod this ought to be your first purchase!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The modern Bibel for Rodmakers after Garisson,
By gespliesst@bluewin.ch (Suisse) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lovely Reed: An Enthusiast's Guide to Building Bamboo Fly Rods (Hardcover)
Well, Howelss Book is a must for todays Rodmakers and all lovers of the split cane rods! Shue, he tells not much new in the craftmanship of bamboo rodbuilding, but he shows ( a lot of photos)a simple way to build your own rod. He`s way is noth much another than Garrison describe, but Howells Way is a synthese of old and new formulas! Exelent written and have also a look at his informative taper-section! Better buy the book now - most better books about the rodbuilding are fast out of print! Mabye Howell created the new rodmakers bible?!Stefan Grau Swiss Rodmaker
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