New Bamboo Fly Rod is all Planed Up

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

Hand Planing Set-Up with my Bellingers Planing Form.

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

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

2 thoughts on “New Bamboo Fly Rod is all Planed Up

  1. 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

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