Hi, Shaky Wadr.I did not feel that I wanted to deal with a big mess and the time requred to make a planing form. Some may say I cheated, but I was able to get off to a quick start by buying the form. Many rod makers purchased their planing forms.I also bought the wrapper. There were plenty of other things I needed to come up with. The first rod seemed to take a hundred years. It turned out ok and I use it most every day, year around. Good rod making!
Gerry L