Bamboo Rodmaking Tips

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5/2/2008

Extreme Rodmaking: Need to Make a Sacrifice

Tips:	Binding
	Blank Info - Blank Impregnation
	Blank Info - Blank Straightening - Techniques
	Cane Prep - Buying
	Cane Prep - Nodes
	Cane Prep - Selection
	Enamel
	Finishing - Brushing
	Finishing - General
	Finishing - Varnish - Thinning
	Glues - URAC
	Hardware - Ferrules - Cane Ferrules (1, 2)
	Hardware - Ferrules - Fitting - Fine Tuning (1, 2)
	Hardware - Ferrules - Sizing
	Hardware - Ferrules - Slitting
	Hardware - Guides (1, 2)
	Heat Treating - Fixtures (1, 2, 3)
	Heat Treating - Regimens
	Heat Treating - Techinical Info
	Hollow Building
	Machines - Bevelers - Medved - Construction
	Machines - Bevelers - Router Table
	Machines - Binders (1, 2)
	Machines - Lathes - Instruction
	Machines - Lathes - Modifications
	Machines - Lathes - Selection
	Nodeless
	Planing - Final - Angles
	Planing - Scrapers
	Planing - Wet (1, 2, 3)
	Quads
	Reel Seat Spacers - Mortising
	Rod Design - 4 Piece Rods
	Rod Design - Duplicating Actions (1, 2)
	Rod Selection - Driggs
	Rod Selection - Favorite Rods
	Rod Selection - Sir “D”
	Spining Blanks
	Tool Building - Ovens - Elements
	Tool Building - Ovens - Wiring
	Tool Building - Planing Forms - Bolts
	Tool Building - Planing Forms - Design
	Tool Building - Planing Forms - Groove Depth
	Tool Building - Planing Forms - Rough Forms (1, 2)
	Wraps - Finishing - Clear Wraps
	Wraps - General (1, 2)

3/26/2008

Tips:	Blank Info - Blank Impregnation
	Cane Prep - Staggering - Random
	Cane Prep - Storage
	Finishing - Dip Tube - Extraction
	Finishing - Spraying
	Finishing - Tru-Oil
	Finishing - UV
	Finishing - Varnish - Thinning
	Form Setup - Drill Rod
	Glues - Epon
	Guide Placement
	Hardware - Ferrules - Tabs
	Hardware - Ferrules - Tooling
	Hardware - Reel Seats - Material Sourcing
	Hardware - Reel Seats - Selection
	Heat Treating - Regimens
	Machines - Bevelers - Power Planer
	Machines - Lathes - Selection
	Machines - Wrappers
	Nodes - Pressing
	Planing - Bench Planes
	Reel Seat Spacers - Mortising
	Rod Design - 4 Piece Rods
	Rod Design - Blank Weight
	Rod Design - Construction Qualities
	Splitting - Techniques
	Tools - Depth Indicators
	Wraps - Finishing - Shimmers

3/7/2008

Extreme Rodmaking:	Ouch!
	It Won’t Happen to Me!
	Nunley Award Clarification
	Earned My Nunley Award
	Is There Something Wrong with Me?

Tips:	Bamboo
	Binding
	Casting
	Dyeing
	Finishing - Dip Tube - Extraction
	Finishing - Dip Tube - Setup
	Finishing - Drying Cabinets
	Finishing - Polishing
	Finishing - Spraying
	Finishing - Varnish - Daly’s
	Finishing - Varnish - Formulas
	Finishing - Varnish - Helmsman
	Finishing - Water Based
	Fly Line
	Glues - Creep
	Glues - URAC
	Grips - Bark
	Grips - Rattan
	Guide Placement (1, 2)
	Hardware - Engraving
	Hardware - Ferrules - Design
	Hardware - Ferrules - Sticking
	Hardware - Reel Seats - Cork Covered
	Machines - Bevelers - Medved - Usage
	Machines - Binders
	Nodes - Steaming
	Pentas
	Planing - Final - Processes
	Planing - Grooving (1, 2)
	Planing - Irons
	Quads
	Reel Seat Spacers - Sourcing
	Repair (1, 2)
	Rod Design - 5 Weight Rods
	Rod Design - Casting Style
	Rod Design - Hexrod
	Rod Design - Line Usage (1, 2)
	Rod Design - Processes
	Rod Design - Reel Effect
	Rod Design - RodDNA
	Rod Design - Swelled Butt
	Rod Selection - 5 Weight Rods
	Rod Selection - 6 Weight Rods
	Rod Selection - Bass
	Rod Selection - Favorite Rods
	Rod Selection - Garrison Tapers
	Rod Selection - Sir “D”
	Sets
	Sharpening - Tormek
	Signing
	Splitting - Techniques
	Tool Building - Planing Forms - Machining
	Tool Building - Planing Forms - Purchasing
	Tradition
	Wraps - Finishing - Color Preserver
	Wraps - Finishing - Drying Motors (1, 2)
	Wraps - Finishing - Problems
	Wraps - Silk (1, 2)