I’ve been at the bench for a few days planing a new 8′  0″  3 piece,  4 wt rod.  Lots of hours with a Stanley 9 1/2 in my hand, but finally finished.  It always amazes me to see how small the tips get on these lighter rods.  And, how much bamboo shavings get created from the planing operation.  Next step, on to hollowing these sections prior to gluing.

Hand Planing Set-Up with my Bellingers Planing Form.

Finished Strips. The Tips on this rod are 0.028″.