. Amateur rodmaking. Fishing. TOOLS NEEDED 71 The size which is graduated in thousandths, and will take work up to an inch in diameter, is best for your purpose. The next best caliper is the one shown in Fig. 26, or a similar device with sliding arm and scale graduated to 64ths and opening two inches. This is the most practical caliper for the beginner, as it is simple and small. Its cost is about $ It has a lock nut and the reverse side gives iooths of an inch. A much cheaper gauge is made of brass and boxwood, similar in form to Fig. 26. One of. Fig. 26.—A Simple Form of Caliper. these
. Amateur rodmaking. Fishing. TOOLS NEEDED 71 The size which is graduated in thousandths, and will take work up to an inch in diameter, is best for your purpose. The next best caliper is the one shown in Fig. 26, or a similar device with sliding arm and scale graduated to 64ths and opening two inches. This is the most practical caliper for the beginner, as it is simple and small. Its cost is about $ It has a lock nut and the reverse side gives iooths of an inch. A much cheaper gauge is made of brass and boxwood, similar in form to Fig. 26. One of. Fig. 26.—A Simple Form of Caliper. these will answer very well, although the grad- uations are coarser than those of the other calipers mentioned. There are several devices that are used by some amateur rod builders which are not abso- lutely necessary, but they are handy and can be made to take the place of calipers at times. You will not make your rod a true taper from handgrasp to top, but it will help you to know how to do this, for the tapering of the. 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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