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If you have ever dreamed of making and fishing a bamboo rod that you made with your own hands, I offer classes to help you achieve your goal. You will learn how to make your own 2-piece, 2-tip bamboo rod using the finest rod making tools in my fabulous bamboo rod shop in Minnesota. These classes will help you save time, money and frustration in completing your bamboo rod.
Beginning rod builders should start with the Blank Making Class and then move into the Finishing class. If you have a blank and are not sure what to do next, the Finishing Class will get you to your goal of finishing your own bamboo rod. These classes are available to any age group.
Rod Building Classes
Rod Blank Making Class
Learn how to go from a culm of bamboo to a rod blank ready for ferrules, cork and guides.
Topics include, but not limited to:
  1. Selecting and splitting bamboo
   2. Tempering and node preparation
   3. Beveling and tapering strips
   4. Hand planing (planing form set up, fundamentals and use)
   5. Gluing, binding and straitening the strips
   6. Blank cleaning, straitening and preparation for ferr
Finishing Class
Learn how to take a blank and turn it into a beautiful finished bamboo rod that you can be proud of taking to your favorite water to fish.
Topics include, but not limited to:
   * Mounting and fitting ferrules
    * Bluing hardware
    * Gluing and turning the cork grip
    * Laying out and wrapping the guides
    * Dipping the rod
    * Finishing the rod
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The tuition for the Blank Making Class is $1,200 which includes all the materials and use of tools, along with a “working lunch.”


The tuition for the Finishing Class is $1,200 which includes all materials to finish your rod including ferrules, cork, guides, silk and more (a material value of over $350).


The tuition for taking both classes is $2,000!


Please call to schedule your rod making class.