I hope posting about bamboo rods does not turn any one off. The list needs some
activity and at this time, this seems to be it.
Scott is correct about being more difficult to plane out. not as forgiving as a
Hex.
The rod that Scott is talking about is based on a Garrison taper that was
converted from a hex taper.
It is also twisted. It is the only twisted quad I know of that was made. I like
to play with things. I had it at the Catskill Rodmakers Gathering and for three
days, it would not stay on the casting rack. Someone had it out casting it most
of the three days.This rod also has the grip and seat made from Corn Cobs. It
has alternate dark and light strips when twisted looks like a Barber Pole. I
won the fishing contest up there with it and a Chili Pepper. I had a friend
casting it in my back yard and had a mishap. Broke the tip on it. Some day I
will be making a new tip or repair this one.
I generally make bamboo ferrules for my quads. On this one I made a quad Nickle
Silver ferrule with four slits.
Tony
--- On Sun, 1/2/11, Scott Bearden <scott.bear...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Scott Bearden <scott.bear...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: Bamboo Fly rods
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Sunday, January 2, 2011, 12:09 AM
Wayne,
Quad rods are a little more difficult to make. The strips have to be wider and
are therefore a little harder to straighten with heat. Another consideration is
how to handle the ferrules. Most ferrules sold come round and have 6 slits
to accommodate hex rods. You could use one size larger ferrules and build up
the ferrule station a little thicker and then turn that round. Or some
rodmakers buy the ferrules without the slits cut and swage them square and cut
the slits themselves. There are lots of cons to making them, which is one
reason you see less of them on the market. The edges also tend to fray and
split easier and so you might wind up with glue lines no matter how well you do
planing it out. I know they don't bind very well in a Garrison style binder
which will bang those sharp edges a lot more than a hex.
As far as fishing them, quads tend to be stiffer and track straighter. But all
things being equal it really comes down to the taper. Tony made a sweet little
4 wt quad that I thought cast a little better with a 3wt SA mastery line. I
still don't remember what taper he used, but it was sweeeeet.
Scott
On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 11:32 PM, Wayne Blake-Hedges <wayneb22...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Hi All;
Speaking of bamboo rods, what are the advantages/disadvantages of a quad versus
hexagonal shaped blank?
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