That's part of it, but they also discovered they could (they being the rod makers) "stiffen" or affect the action of the rod buy using the intermediate wraps.
Mark
At 10:24 AM 10/4/2003, you wrote:
Mark I believe the intermediate wraps on a bamboo rod were to help hold it together. Before we had all the modern glues that are used today in bamboo rod building , the glue that was used was made from animal by products. I believe it was called hide glue. This glue would deteriorate over time and was susceptible to moisture. The intermediate wraps were used to help keep the rod from delaminating Mel
