Well thanks for all the interesting dialog about my initial post. If anyone tries one of these blanks and has some feedback about the blanks please PM me and let me know. I will probably buy one anyway for a winter project. Import or American made I dont know yet, suppose it will depend on how much I save up and if I hear any feed back. I had an old "import" that I picked up at a garage sale years ago that I enjoyed fishing with before it suffered an injury. I would like to get another one, if anything just to have some fun assembling and fishing with occasionally.
I'll also add my 2 cents into the "other topic" which has sprung up in regards to this post. As it seems with anything these days you cant say or write anything without offending somebody. Sure H&H could have done a little better with the wording on their bamboo page, but its just advertising, and trying to appeal to folks who might want to buy one of these blanks.
Lighten up....have a beer...go fishing.
Yonks