Here are a couple of  Bamboo rods hot off the bench to feed your addiction. 

First is a Blonde 7', 3-4 weight.  This is my favorite taper.  It is a great roll casting rod, but it will also lay out quite a bit of line without too much effort.  Machined the seat out of aluminum and turned the insert out of a piece of Box Elder burl.  Handle is a reverse half wells made to fit the smaller rod size. Wraps are Persall's Gossamer Antique Gold with black trim wraps.  Stripping guide is a medium colored Agate.
Second Bamboo is a Blonde 8', 5 weight.  Machined the reel seat insert out of Olive wood with some great color in it.  Wraps are YLI silk with Persall's Gossamer black trim wraps.  Stripping guide is a red banded Agate.  Machined the winding check to flow with the handle.  This rod feels really good in the hand and tells you exactly how it wants to be treated.

Hope you enjoyed looking at them as much as I did building them.

Until next time my friends,
Pete
 


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