Beautiful to see you work and what it takes in the beginning to flame it to your eye, such experience makes it look simple, which is the beauty of your art.
Rods? Culms? Flaming? Please enlighten us uneducated people wtf you're talking about... without having to watch the whole video to figure it out. Thanks.
The culm is the stalk of bamboo. Rods are what you are making after numerous steps. Flaming dries, cures, and tempers it for strength. Moisture will cause contraction and weakening over time. The bamboo when curing releases an oil that acts as a natural varnish to protect it from water exposure. Some rodmakers add a substance for extra protection to supplement longevity. As always, every step of building, the level of skill effects how much supplement you need to add.
Beautiful to see you work and what it takes in the beginning to flame it to your eye, such experience makes it look simple, which is the beauty of your art.
Wow very interesting art to making a fly rod.
I flame and oven also didnt know if others did this too, thanks
I’m amazed there’s that much water bubbling and steaming out of that culm. Wonder how long ago it was cut.
Bel lavoro, volevo sapere se dopo la fiamma si deve usare anche la tempra in forno? Grazie per la risposta.
Rods? Culms? Flaming? Please enlighten us uneducated people wtf you're talking about... without having to watch the whole video to figure it out. Thanks.
The culm is the stalk of bamboo. Rods are what you are making after numerous steps. Flaming dries, cures, and tempers it for strength. Moisture will cause contraction and weakening over time. The bamboo when curing releases an oil that acts as a natural varnish to protect it from water exposure. Some rodmakers add a substance for extra protection to supplement longevity. As always, every step of building, the level of skill effects how much supplement you need to add.