Wood fly rod

Re: Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (snowarcher123789) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:32:45 GMT

I was walking through my local outdoor shop and saw a cane rod sitting there for 4$ could I add a reel seat and handle or should I try to adjust the taper on it

Re: Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (drbaits) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:33:55 GMT

Jeff: I admit i haven't challenged that ash rod with a big fish, but I believe they never used ash on the tips and instead used more bend-tolerant species because they were using single strip rods, not ones made in bamboo rod style. The use of that technology with wood was, in fact, the major motivation behind John Bett's efforts, as you know. The first wood rods I made were just single piece and I ran into grain issues at one point or another. With mine, I had a couple breaks, but...

Re: Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (snowarcher123789) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:45:10 GMT

Thank you all for the help. I will try to bulid a rod here in the next couple of weeks for you all.

Re: Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (JeffK) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:53:13 GMT

The famous Dr Henshall black bass rod had an ash butt and lance wood tips and I have some old home made bass rods that are all ash. Another native butt/mid wood is iron wood or blue beech. Don't forget native species of cane for tips. In old rods I have seen plenty native woods for the butt and mid, but usually see a tropical wood like lance wood or lemon wood for the tip. Often, calcutta cane - either whole or split - is used for the tip too. Hickory was used in Britain for...

Re: Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (drbaits) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:35:31 GMT

If you search "wood rod" on this board, you will find additional posts that should be relevant for you. As to Ohio woods, you have a couple that are quite reasonable to building wooden rods...Hickory and Ash. Here's one I made as a 4-strip rod from Ash, with poplar grip and hardware salvaged from an old fly rod. ....it casts well and yes, it catches fish.

Re: Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (RJD32) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:47:35 GMT

Go to the following link, and search under the user name of Royce. He did a series of posts on building wood fly rods based on John Bett's book. You might be able to pm him for info on the process.
http://www.flyanglersonli...bb/forumdisplay.php?f=11

Ron

Re: Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (jeffkn1) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:59:47 GMT

I haven't made any out of wood so I'll let someone better qualified advise you from here.

Re: Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (snowarcher123789) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:43:30 GMT

Well I am planning on using this rod so I will look into other woods but could I plane these square and then round off the corners insted of turning them?

Re: Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (jeffkn1) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:22:34 GMT

It's not likely that you'll find anything growing locally that would be suitable. The better woods for making rods are often imported and they'll be reasonably dry by the time you buy them. Even back 150 years ago, the best choice for wood fishing rods was lancewood, and that doesn't grow in Ohio. It was always imported from Latin America. If you have no intention of actually casting and fishing this rod, then the choice of wood is all yours. The simplest thing would be to buy...

Re: Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (snowarcher123789) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:56:26 GMT

Thanks for the URL but can ably one show me a picture of this kind of rod or wood that I could use that grows in Ohio

Re: Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (jeffkn1) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:06:10 GMT

Use this URL to locate copies of the book:

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=john+betts&kn=rod&sts=t&x=63&y=8

Re: Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (snowarcher123789) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:16:12 GMT

Where could I read or get this book?

Re: Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (canerodscom) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:04:32 GMT

You really need a copy of John Betts' delightful book on the subject. It's a joy to read.

Harry

Wood fly rod

feeds@yuku.com (snowarcher123789) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:43:57 GMT

I'm going to make a fly rod but don't want to go for a kit and don't have the tools for a strip bulit. The woods I am going to try all grow here in Ohio so can you guys help me with the wood and the construction of the rod.