Christopheraaron Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Assuming this all goes well Spiel will have some competition soon. I would like to start to build bamboo fly rods, done my research and still have a few questions. First is how can I tell low grade from high grade tonkin cane? Where can I get the cheapest aluminum planing board? Any other opinions or knowledge is welcome and appreciated, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Sounds like a pretty high ambition for someone to strive for. good luck. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 One tip i can offer is take your time, don't rush on any part, no matter how small it might be. Good luck Jacob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Assuming this all goes well Spiel will have some competition soon. I would like to start to build bamboo fly rods, done my research and still have a few questions. First is how can I tell low grade from high grade tonkin cane? Where can I get the cheapest aluminum planing board? Any other opinions or knowledge is welcome and appreciated, thank you! No competition to me, I don't do bamboo. But good luck with your venture. If you haven't looked here, you should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 I would guess you have already been there, but just in case, you would probably find more advice here. http://www.rodbuildingforum.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted May 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 No competition to me, I don't do bamboo. But good luck with your venture. If you haven't looked here, you should. Mine will be so good people will switch to bamboo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobowski Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Down, pup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenboater Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 The confidence is strong in this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted May 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Yes it is, just finished my first split... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 High quality tonkin cane will be very dense when you look at the end grain. Its very expensive and hard to find. Don't buy regular bamboo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted May 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 Thanks M or S, ya this is cheap bamboo I got it to test with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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