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A little bit at a time and I'll get there.

Well, I have managed to spend the better part of 3 months with only getting the sole on my plane flat and the blade sharp. I did find a local source for the cane and setting up my rough plane form....

Well, the new year will be seeing me build a new bamboo rod from scratch. Over the past month I have accumulated the tools to make the forms and will start building the binding winder and the planing...

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Thanks Kengore, I'll put the two books on the Christmas list.

Thanks Kengore,

I have most of the tools already from past woodworking projects, router, saws (japanese back saw, scroll, circular, chop, handsaws, etc) and planes both 9 inch and 6 inch that need...

Yeah, dumb idea right.

But I have a hankering to build a bamboo rod and want to do it from scratch, from the forms (wood) to the binder to the finished rod. I have some woodworking experience...