Rod Making Classes
Learning to make rods the right way
Winnsboro, Louisiana
2.5 day class $895 +
- Choose your bamboo
- Flame for color
- Split bamboo for butt and tip sections
- Stagger nodes
- Rough into triangles
- Hand plane each strip to taper
- Glue rod sections
- Install and fit ferrules
5.5 day class $1695 +
- Choose your bamboo
- Flame for color
- Split bamboo for butt and tip sections
- Stagger nodes
- Rough into triangles
- Hand plane each strip to taper
- Glue rod sections
- Install and fit ferrules
- Install grip and reel seat
- Varnish rod shafts
- Wrap line guides
- Final Varnish
10 day Masterclass $4995 +
- Design your own rod taper
- Tune your personal tools (optional)
- Choose your bamboo
- Flame for color
- Split bamboo for butt and two tip sections
- Stagger nodes
- Rough into triangles
- Hand plane each strip to taper
- Glue rod sections
- Make your own ferrules
- Install and fit ferrules
- Make your own grip
- Make your own reel seat
- Install grip and reel seat
- Varnish rod shafts
- Casting lesson from a Certified Casting Instructor
- Wrap line guides
- Wrap tipping at each guide
- Final Varnish
- Review any areas of difficulty
- Learn special techniques
- Hand Polish Varnish to mirror finish
- Cast your finished, two tip rod
Upcoming Class Schedule
201
- 2016
- Nov. 14-20 5.5 day Rod Class 3 spots
- 2017
- January 19-21 2.5 day class
- February 13-18 5.5 day class
- March 23-25 Sowbug Roundup Mtn Home, Ark
- April 24-29 either 2.5 or 5.5 day class
