Bamboo Fly Rod Beveler
The beveler is a power tool that greatly speeds up the process of producing hex blanks assuming you have one hex planing form.
Bamboo fly rod beveler. How to build a split bamboo fly rod handcrafted custom split bamboo fly rods are made from select tonkin cane. Machines for makers of bamboo fly rods. Multi track beveller introduced in 2008 makes short work of strip preparation. Rod making restoration repairs and discussion on those related topics concerning bamboo rods.
Mary ann dozer 67 906 views. These wheels are bored to 1 2 during manufacturing but i can bore the arbor hole to your specific needs. Your choice of fixtures for hex quad or penta profiles. Made from 1 25 x 75 x 72 surface ground steel bars.
Classic rod tapers from dickerson garrison leonard young and payne. Bevelling strips for a 3 piece 2 tip rod can be completed in less than an hour. Beveler made for less than 100 beveler made for less than 100 skip navigation sign in. Making bamboo fly rod reel seats mpg duration.
Bamboo rod making tools genuine bellinger planing forms are known for their quality accuracy and consistency. Electric beveler this board is for discussing the repair and restoration of bamboo fly rods makers discussion and construction techniques relating to same. But it can handle any rod configuration you can think of. Hexes pentas quads and even octagonal rods are possible.
The wheels are 2 990 in diameter 700 thick each with a 150 relief cut on the outside of each for washers. The bevel face is 500 wide. Our ferrules are custom made from nickel silver bar stock wraps are fine gossamer silk. A bamboo fly rod or a split cane rod is a fly fishing rod that is made from bamboo the british generally use the term split cane in the u s most use the term bamboo the heyday of bamboo fly rod production and use was an approximately 75 year period from the 1870s to the 1950s when fiberglass became the predominant material for fly rods.
The infeed and outfeed rollers are designed to acomodate any size strip from the tip of a 2 weight to the butt of a spey rod. The rollers will keep your strips centered and firmly against the delrin strip slide. My baginski beveler wheels are machined from 6061 aluminum bar stock. And some of the best makers on the list use them exclusively.