Shakey;
I've been making bamboo rods for 11 years now and I've always thought that the inside cover of every book on rodmaking should say "Abandon Hope(and free time and money) All Ye Who Enter Here. That has only a partial <g> and lol attatched to it, if your inclined to get even a little absorbed in doing something it can eat a big hole in your spare time and spare change, but it's fun, rewarding and a much better use of time than watching TV.
john