Fundamentals of Building a Bamboo Fly-Rod
and other books available on Angler's Bamboo fly rods

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Fundamentals of Building a Bamboo Fly-Rod by George Maurer, Bernard Elser Hardcover (1998)

Inspired by the teachings of a master rodmaker, here is a step-by-step guide to the craft of building handmade, heirloom-quality, bamboo fly-rods -- the most coveted of all rods. Spurred in part by a quest for something authentic in a mostly synthetic world, more and more anglers are abandoning high-tech graphite fly-rods in favor of those hand-crafted from bamboo.

The Lovely Reed: An Enthusiast's Guide to Building Bamboo Fly Rods by Jack Howell, Glenn Bracket, Rod Walinchus Hardcover (1998)

Bamboo rod making is one of those crafts with enough twists in the road that most first-timers want as much up-to-date information as they can get before they start. The Lovely Reed ("LR") is both possibly the best single reference on the subject, and the most generally useful book if you are only reading one. Reviewer: A reader from Toronto, 1998

The Angler's Bamboo by Luis Marden Hardcover (1997)

Mardens Book is mabye noth the stuff who anglers are searching for - he write`s a lot about the bamboo, exact "Tonkin Cane" in his book. How and where it grows, the circumstances in China, a lot about the "Power fibres" in the bamboo etc. The book has only few sites about the rod building and fishing with this genre of rods. But I must say, it`s a very good book for rodmakers, who are interested in the life of her building stuff. I think after reading mardens book, you will take a closer look to your new bamboo culms. But the book is also a welcome gift for everyone who`s interested in bamboo plants. Read and enjoy it!
Reviewer: A reader from Suisse, 1998

A Master's Guide to Building a Bamboo Fly Rod
by Everett Garrison
Hardcover (1994)

Bamboo Fly Rod Suite : Reflections on Fishing and the Geography of Grace by Frank Soos, Kesler Woodward Hardcover (1999)

With sly wit and disarming candor, Soos recounts fly-fishing adventures that have become points of departure for wide-ranging ruminations on the larger questions that haunt him.

Constructing Cane Rods: Secrets of the Bamboo Fly Rod by Ray Gould Spiral-bound (1998)

A beautiful yet functional handbook for flyfishers.    Here's an easy to read reference aimed at helping anyone understand more about that old cane rod in the basement and its value. It is also designed to be of help to help those who are interested in fixing up a bamboo rod .  If you are a rod builder or want to be, all the information you need is shown.

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