Re: [VFB] Split Cane rods - history

[Gary and Diane Smith]

any rods from that area are locked away in someone's expensive collection. I have a 17' cane rod by Chubb from around 1890 1900. $50 at an estate sale.

Gary Smith
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"Jimmy D. Moore" wrote:

 

Allan, there were cane rods around in the 18th century.   We do know that in America in 1845, a violin maker living in Pensylvania by the name of Samuel Phillipe, constructed a split cane rod, and from there, the craft of rod making as we know it, was born. It was certainly the Americans that perfected the splitting of bamboo and re-joining the resulting strips for fishing rods. The Japanese also built split cane rods in the 18th century.

Would imagine he used the same glue as for his violins.

              JIMMY  D

 
This particular response was referring to the fact that there are still violins around that were made in the 18th century, but no bamboo rods.

Al