Rod looks nice -- I like the red color you selected for the wraps. Good job. Did you use the light epoxy for the finish or the regular epoxy?

I was also going to get into Bamboo until I looked into what it was going to cost to buy the jigs to make the bevels and all the other stuff needed to do it right. I found the book by Maurer and Elser to be a good one to read before you start. Good luck whatever you do.