have a go

[robbo77]

Can anyone recomend any good books or dvds on rod building. i wouldnt mind having a go at it.

cheers Andrew

[rockfisho]

The Austrailan Rod Crafter magazine is quite good, very detailed.

Cheers

Owen

[finga]

And theres a couple of DVD's by Doc Ski which are good to have a gander at.

[Owen]

The Austrailan Rod Crafter magazine is quite good, very detailed.

Cheers

Owen


Don't think I've ever seen that one.
Where's it from?

[DR]

Don't think I've ever seen that one.
Where's it from?

it's the Ian Miller one. not sure if it's still in print theses days..i have 2 different printings of it. pretty good basic info, although, from memory, i don't agree with the way he backbones :-/::);D

[roz]

Dale P. Clemens books are highly regarded and cover just about everything.

Can be expensive, although you might get lucky.

regards roz.

[ryansrods]

advanced rod building by dale clemens the bible

[Stuart]

All of thge above is good advice and may I add that this forum is also just as good. Some very good info given out for free here mate.;)

Stu

[roz]

All of thge above is good advice and may I add that this forum is also just as good. Some very good info given out for free here mate.;)

Stu


Stu is spot on Andrew, everyone here had to start somewhere.

I wish I had have been able to access AF when I began building rods, might have saved a few horrors.

We also run a rod building weekend workshop once a year (to be announced) and nothing beats practical help.

roz.

[Clonoid]

A good way to have go is to repair/rebuild an old rod that you may already have. I had to replace a tip and a couple of guides on a JW beach rod, and was advised at the tackle shop that I might as well do all the guides...So I did and it was a little bit rough but when I had caught a few salmon on it I thought " I could build a really nice rod from scratch using good bits and a quality blank..."
Now I'm up to about no. 5 and have built a couple of baitcasters and a couple of spin rods, as well as having rebuilt a few baitcasters and a boat rod or two.
I don't do much in the way of decorative weaves - they bring on the carpal tunnel syndrome a bit too much.
I just can't get keen on the idea of buying an off the shelf rod anymore - I like the "I built it myself " job satisfaction.
And to answer your question, you can find how to stuff on the internet by Googling the stuff you want to know (like guide spacing, binding etc)
I got a book by Kirk ????? from Rodworks which is OK (can't find it right now)
cheers
Clonoid

[nigelr]

Hi Robbo.
Apart from the first class advice from the rod builders at Ausfish, you can do a search in the Forum of this site for any additional advice you need on related topics, heaps of opinions and ideas.
http://www.rodbuilding.org/list.php?2
Cheers.