With the guides removed and the rod cleaned back to bear bamboo. It was time to find and check the taper. Stating at the tip-top and a 5" rule I marked the rod every 5". for a total of 17 stations from the tip to the butt. next with a caliper we check across the flat to find the size of all three then add the total an divide by three to find the taper.
Kingfisher 7'9"
1-.087 tip-top
2-.107
3-.121
4-.133
5-.141
6-.143
7-.187
8-.194
9-.206
10-.218
11-.225
12-.235
13-.277
14-.300
15-.320
16-.358
17-.365 2" rounded to glue into grip
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