Bamboo Rod Building

After looking at how I could get ahold of bamboo blanks to build a rod, I decided...."why not build one myself." So I found a course, and I am doing just that, and....it is awesome! I love this type of project. It takes a while, it requires discipline and skill and the tolerances are crucial. I've been to two sessions and making progress. After splitting, filing, straightening and twisting the bamboo into nice pieces, I started to plane the typical "triangle" shape of the strips. Lots of work! But it was really cool. Can't wait till next time.