It's too bad it is winter and there is 5 inches of snow on the ground... these guys are ready to go!Tuesday, November 30, 2010
My Fishing Boys
When I came home tonight Lincoln was wearing a little fishing vest. He looked so good, I had to dress the boys up to take some pictures. I hope they like fishing as much as they like wearing all of the gear!
It's too bad it is winter and there is 5 inches of snow on the ground... these guys are ready to go!
It's too bad it is winter and there is 5 inches of snow on the ground... these guys are ready to go!
Payne 100 and ?
The other night I got down to splitting the bamboo for my next two rods. I started out with one whole culm and ended up with enough split strips for the Payne 100 for Dave and the yet un-decided taper for Nate. Here is the culm before:
And here is the culm after:
The big box is my Christmas present and I only wish I could use it right now. I have wanted a shop vac for a long time! Thanks for standing out in the cold with me for a great deal Dad!
The more I work on rods the more my mind thinks about them. I love to work with bamboo and can't wait to get these closer to being planed. (Nate, contact me about your rod. We need to decide on a taper. I can't go any farther until we decide.)
And here is the culm after:
The big box is my Christmas present and I only wish I could use it right now. I have wanted a shop vac for a long time! Thanks for standing out in the cold with me for a great deal Dad!The more I work on rods the more my mind thinks about them. I love to work with bamboo and can't wait to get these closer to being planed. (Nate, contact me about your rod. We need to decide on a taper. I can't go any farther until we decide.)
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Super Lo
This guy and his brother are the greatest things in the world. They make me laugh all of the time and Lo is my Super Hero. They both make me want to be a better dad. I love you both!
For Nate
While I am waiting for new cane to arrive as well as various parts for 3 different rods I received a number of prompts from different people to put up a new post to read. So this one is for Nate.
Right now I am working on 2 rods technically. My brother is building a rod for himself. I wanted to build it for him for Christmas but I couldn't afford the time or the parts that he would want so as my gift to him I am teaching him how to build a rod and he is building his own. The other rod I am working on is one for myself. It is coming along nicely and as soon as I get back out to the garage I will shoot some pictures of the work in progress.
I have more cane on the way for a rod for my cousin and Nate as well. They will not be the same rod taper but I will be building them more or less at the same time. the more I think about both of them the more excited I get. I am always wanting to try something new so each will have a little something special on it.
Here are some more picture of my grandpas rod to see some of the detail that I like to put into each rod.
Right now I am working on 2 rods technically. My brother is building a rod for himself. I wanted to build it for him for Christmas but I couldn't afford the time or the parts that he would want so as my gift to him I am teaching him how to build a rod and he is building his own. The other rod I am working on is one for myself. It is coming along nicely and as soon as I get back out to the garage I will shoot some pictures of the work in progress.
I have more cane on the way for a rod for my cousin and Nate as well. They will not be the same rod taper but I will be building them more or less at the same time. the more I think about both of them the more excited I get. I am always wanting to try something new so each will have a little something special on it.
Here are some more picture of my grandpas rod to see some of the detail that I like to put into each rod.
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