Handcrafting Bamboo Fly Rods - by Wayne Cattanach (Paperback)

Handcrafting Bamboo Fly Rods is a comprehensive guide for beginners and experts alike, providing clear instructions and illustrations on how to make a beautiful bamboo fly rod from raw materials.

With its tensile strength similar to steel but lightweight, bamboo is the ultimate material for fly fishing rods.

This revised and expanded edition covers everything you need to know, including finding the best supplies, selecting tools and materials, cutting culms, straightening bamboo strips, binding strips, applying finishes, and more.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced rod maker, this book is the definitive reference for making and fishing with your own bamboo fly rods.