Beautiful!
Beautiful!
Nice work!
Bob
Really nice work, Brad! Looks great! Do you want me to tell Don that you may need more bamboo! : )
Warren
Fly fishing and fly tying are two things that I do, and when I am doing them, they are the only 2 things I think about. They clear my mind.
Okay, what's a PMQ?
Want to hear God laugh? Tell him Your plans!!!
PMQ is a poor man's Quad. It is made with 2 strips of cane instead of 4.Originally Posted by Uncle Jesse
Brad
"A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her."
-W.C. Fields
Brad,
That is most likely the most beautiful rod I have seen recently. Great job but, I do have a question and maybe a link or pictures would help in understanding. How do you make a quad from two strips instead of four? I actually just got a quad that a friend from Indonesia made for me but, he used four strips. I will post some pictures of mine along with the ferrule ends which are also bamboo.
In each case, there will be a 90 degree angle and two 45 angles. In a normal four strip quad, the 90 degree angles are on the inside (glued together). With 2 strips, the sides opposite the 90 degree angles (i.e. the hypoteneuse) get glued together. I suppose that you're going to be removing more power fibers in the latter case while planing the strips, but otherwise, less work is involved overall.
Bob
New Tyer 1,
Brad can answer your question better, but, a true quad is made from 4 pie shaped pieces of bamboo with 2 strips wider which will give you a rectangle or 4 sided rod. A Poor Man's Quad is made from 2 pieces of bamboo glued together which will make a rectangle with 2 sides wider than the other 2 sides. Both will require planning to form your taper and you end up with the same look, but, one method takes more time and hours.
I know Brad can explain this better and he can correct anything I stated which may not be correct.
Warren
Fly fishing and fly tying are two things that I do, and when I am doing them, they are the only 2 things I think about. They clear my mind.
Warren
I think I am good for a couple of weeks...I'll let you know.
Brad
"A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her."
-W.C. Fields
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