Tony! There is one thing that intruiges me about bamboo and that is making the blank too. What i have been doing until is not "making" a rod but mounting a rod. The thought of making a flyrod my selve, from scratch really apeals to me, i meen make the blank my selve, turn my own reelseat, form the handle(did that on the T&T i made) and make my own guides and then put i all together and go fishing :-) I used to be a machinist, 6 years ago, now i work with computers and don't have access to the tools :-( I am a member of rodbuildingforum.com and have seen some of the bamboo blanks they make over there, they are really pretty and it a bunch or skilled people that post at that forum. Seeing some of the blanks make me wanna make my own but it looks like you really have to know what you are dooing when you set off to make bamboo and i know nothing about it at all.
I seems i'm talking myselve more and more in to making a bamboo blank !?!?! -- Vagn Hansen On 8/19/05, Tony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I heard they were bought out by Janns. > Spent a lot of money at Clemens > Tony > > Pierre Bombardier wrote: > > >No, Clemens shop is no more. > > > >--- Peter Gramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>I just started (6 months ago?) building rods and > >>I've been crazy ever > >>since... though my wife has told me on numerous > >>occasions that I have > >>been crazy for much longer than 6 months... > >> > >> > >> > >>>The first fly rod was an 8' 8wt Fiberglass on a > >>> > >>> > >>blank from Dale Clemens. > >> > >>I'm curious, I've been looking for Clemens' website > >>or contact info -- > >>do they still exist, and how does one get their > >>catalog / info for > >>rod- building items? > >>Tight wraps, > >>Pete > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________ > >Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > >http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > > > -- > Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. > Experience the convenience of buying online with [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > > > -- Vagn Hansen
