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| Fundamentals of Building a Bamboo Fly-Rod George E. Maurer and Bernard P. Elser
So, it should come as no surprise that fly-anglers, most of whom already 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 are needed are patience, a steady hand, and a book that explains the process with clarity and detail. This is that book. Coauthor George Maurer is something of a phenomenon, having built some of the finest and most innovative bamboo rods seen in a generation. Bernard Elser, who has studied with Maurer for several years, has a rare gift for explaining this exacting craft in simple, precise steps. Each chapter begins with a list of tools and the time needed to complete the step described. Photographs and illustrations throughout illuminate key points of the process, and an appendix lists sources for hard-to-find tools and supplies.
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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 handcrafted from bamboo. In fact, so many anglers have been switching to split-cane that the small but growing number of professional bamboo rodbuilders are selling their custom rods at prices well into four figures.
