Split bamboo fly rod came into the shop for repair/restoration this last week. We will be retying all of the guides and replacing the tip guides. The bamboo will be lightly sanded, and a new finish coat applied. We will also attempt to recreate the decals and apply them. The rod sock will be cleaned and pressed. In addition, the rod case will be refinished with new decal! This will be a tedious project, but very rewarding in the end.
11/15/2022. Well, this project is finished! I spent over 16 hours cleaning, sanding, wrapping, installing, inspecting, sizing, fitting, and finishing the rod sections. In addition, I removed the old paper wrap on the rod tube, buffed the metal end caps, created a new decal and installed it on the rod tube. and re-finished rod Tube. A new decal for the butt section of the rod was created and installed. This split bamboo fly rod is now ready to display in a man cave or venture to your favorite trout stream!