The above photo is a direct result of the following:
6 months of planning, 7 friends (including my Aunt from
Seattle) and 74 hours of work (I was slow and others had to assist me...hence
the "tribal" in the rod)...
Originally I had planned to write out a thoughtful blog each
day of the class but that was completely unrealistic a bit
ambitious. So, where did we leave off? I forget...but will tap into
whatever memory I have left after a week of being inundated with bamboofly rod maker responsibilities.
Riley's sense of humor...my name is spelled Shannen!
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Have I mentioned that straightening the strips almost killed
me? Again, I will not bore you.
After this week, I have a new respect on every level for
Bill's undeniable patience and seemingly endless volcano of talent. This
week was special for a myriad of reasons...
Strangely enough, I really enjoyed
planing the rod. Once I got into a rhythm, it was almost relaxing.
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| Binding |
I have skipped about 1000 steps but do you think that I may the first person to ever build a bamboo fly rod in big hoop earrings?!?
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| Us |
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| Grip shaping |
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| Coating wraps |
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| My Tribe...Bill, Roni, Me, Rick, Linda, Doug, Terry, Jeff, Kathy and Riley |
