I know Max Satoh has spoken of Tamegi before, but it was only after his last posting on Yokihiro, that I really began to think about them. Max is utterly fantastic. I have straitened every way you can think of and it is still sort of hit and miss.  With the Tamegi, I can get exactly what I want. It is very easy to use, and even easier to make. As Max said take a 1' x 1' x 8-10 inch piece of wood. and saw a 45 degree slot in one end. I put slots at each end. You can use a small chisel to pry out the excess material in the slot. The slot itself is cut with a miter box in seconds. My first one took less than ten minutes. But imagine how nice they would look of pretty wood shaped and finished lovingly. They would be a priceless posession of any rod maker. Thank You Max.