. Amateur rodmaking. Fishing. Fig. I. Fig. 2. The enamel surface being slightly convex, it was difficult to work and glue these strips to form nice joints, and this method, which seems to be ideal in other respects, gave way to one in which the enamel was placed on the outside, and the section made almost octagonal in form by means of planing off the corners, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. This method is still followed to a certain extent by amateurs in making tips, and for the beginner at split bamboo rodmaking, it has many points of ex- cellence. The principal ones are that it is ea
. Amateur rodmaking. Fishing. Fig. I. Fig. 2. The enamel surface being slightly convex, it was difficult to work and glue these strips to form nice joints, and this method, which seems to be ideal in other respects, gave way to one in which the enamel was placed on the outside, and the section made almost octagonal in form by means of planing off the corners, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. This method is still followed to a certain extent by amateurs in making tips, and for the beginner at split bamboo rodmaking, it has many points of ex- cellence. The principal ones are that it is easier to make a joint of four than six pieces, and if these are carefully fitted, glued and var- nished, a fairly good rod is the result. It is possible the manufacture of these four- strip rods of solid wood or cane, and the diffi- culty in keeping water out of them with the in-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Frazer, Perry D. , 1866- [from old catalog]. New York, Outing publishing company
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