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″.
Hello Mr Dozer,
On this post, how far from the butt do you hollow this rod?
“Switch” topics, what is the shortest #7 wt Switch Rod that you would consider making for big streamers for big Browns?
Tnx,
Chris
Hi Chris,
For my 3 piece rods, I hollow the butt and mid sections to within about 3 inches of the ferrules. I do not hollow the tip sections.
Switch rods….I only build my switch rods in 10′ 6″ lengths. That is a great size for throwing streamers for larger trout.
Dave