Reading your comment section. I have been fly fishing for years and i have never held a bamboo rod until last week i found a south bend in my father in laws gun storage. The thread is coming apart on all of the guides so i have been searching yt vids. I cant wait to get it put back togetjer and try it out
That's freaking awesome! I get my rods off of ebay so I don't know their history but it sounds like you've got a family heirloom in the making. If I had to suggest one video for wrapping it would be this one: th-cam.com/video/JgzTE4fe7d8/w-d-xo.html That whole rod building video series is worth watching, really. I learned most of everything else from the classic fly rod forum (there's a great thread listing old SB catalogs on there) and the rod building forum. Good Luck with your rebuild!
When I originally rebuilt this rod I did use a color preserver. I can't remember which brand though. Either Flex Coat or U40. One of them didn't work so I bought the other. When I re-did the tip section (for this video) I didn't. I didn't realize it would make as much of a difference as it did. The yellow thread went translucent but the black didn't. If you pause on a guide when I'm pulling the section out of the tube you can see how the yellow disappeared. It looks the same after it dried. The butt and mid-sections still have bright yellow and black.
I have no idea what is happening at the end, are there any of these videos with narration? Looks really neat to watch. Trying to learn how to fix the bend in my great grandads bamboo fly rod. After seeing this maybe I should just take it to a pro.
@@anthonyclayton1615 this rod was one I had previously rebuilt but just wanted to tidy up a few things. It had a "set" (a curve in the rod, generally just a cosmetic issue, from storage or just fishing in general) that I had straightened out but it was still irritating to me. So in the video I swapped the guides from one side of the rod to the other to counter it even further. I'd suggest checking out the Proof Fly Fishing channel if you want to give repairing a rod a go. There's a series on there about repairing bamboo rods that's a good overview of the process. It's not too difficult to do (if you don't need showroom results, that is), just takes some patience.
I stand shamed. 😞 Although, in my defense, I did search around for a better way to get through the threads, and it took me quite a while to get up the courage to use it.
When I originally rebuilt it, yes I sanded the whole rod. I stuck to sandpapers in the thousands so I wouldn't gouge it. From what I've seen polyurethane with a brush would work but getting a smooth finish will take patience. I used spar varnish from ace hardware ( www.acehardware.com/departments/paint-and-supplies/stains-and-finishes/varnish/1021819 ) and made a dip tube out of pvc pipe.
Well, everyone is different, standards and what is acceptable. For you, it is great I am sure, but, for a paying client, it would not be up to the standard as would be expected. Still though, good for you, well done. We do not know if this is your first rod rebuild, we guess it is your own rod, and you must be very happy with what you done. Some of us are professional rod builders and we have an eye for detail, what we know the client would expect as "standard". I am not knocking you, or even criticising your work, you have done better than most "keyboard warriors", but I must say, and this is positive comment only. Do not do what you have done for a paying client.
@@kiwisafa101 Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the comment. Don't worry about criticizing, it helps me grow. It is the first rod I've rebuilt and it is just for personal use. Rest assured I'd never throw a rod I've tinkered with up for sale without first informing the buyer I'm a total noob. I can absolutely respect that it takes decades to attain a level of trustworthy professionalism in rod building and I'd never be one to disrespect that. That's why anything I'm rebuilding is coming straight from ebay and going directly into my own collection. The rods I rebuild are precious to me and I'm not getting them so somebody else can buy them and pass them down to their children. I get them so I can pass them on to my own.
Why is there no voice over? Would help those not familiar with what you're doing. I am a rodmaker, so I know pretty much what you're doing, although I did not see any appreciable set at the beginning of this video. I assume you are mounting the guides on the opposite flat, against the set, but it would help your viewers if you said that.
I was just trying to be cinematic, showing the process, and trying out a new (to me) camera. And I still haven't figured out how to do a voiceover that doesn't sound like crap so I opted not to. The set itself wasn't horrible as I had used a heat gun when I originally rebuilt the rod and gotten most of it out. It was just that when the rod was lined up it bugged me. And yes, that was basically all I did; switch the guides. When I first rebuilt it I didn't realize I could do that with bamboo as I thought the rod would have a spine. Thanks for watching and verifying that I at least looked like I knew what I was doing. I operate in a little bubble so I honestly appreciate it when someone more skilled than me thinks my self teaching looks legit.
@@averageguyadventures thanks for replying. Yeah, bamboo rodmaking is a passion of mine and I got my start 20 years ago by redoing rods.If you're into working with bamboo fly rods I know a couple of great resources, like the Classic Fly Rod Forum. I hang out there under the username Canewrap. But, if this is the extent to what you want to do with bamboo I uderstand.
@@will_Iam61 if you're on the Classic Fly Rod forum then I've probably picked up more than one tip or trick from you without knowing it. I'm not a member but I have been lurking for quite a while and it's where I've learned most of what little I know. South Bend is my blue collar brand of choice (because Go Irish!) and I've had the South Bend catalog listings thread open in a tab for just about two years as I've been searching for rods to add to my collection. I'd love to be able to build rods beginning with culms but for now I just content myself with the rebuilding and being able to get old rods back on the water.
@@averageguyadventures , good for you sir. There aren't many of us redoing old rods anymore. It is a fantastic way to pick up the ancillary skills, if you ever decide to make rods from scratch. If you ever decide to try and make a rod, drop me a private message on the Classic Fly Rod forum. I can give you some roughed out strips that you can use to plane into a rod. But, and I emphasize this offer is only for you. I would love to be the one to wet your appetite enough to make a true rodmaker out of you. Turn you to the darkside, LoL (btw, we have cookies).
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Reading your comment section. I have been fly fishing for years and i have never held a bamboo rod until last week i found a south bend in my father in laws gun storage. The thread is coming apart on all of the guides so i have been searching yt vids. I cant wait to get it put back togetjer and try it out
That's freaking awesome!
I get my rods off of ebay so I don't know their history but it sounds like you've got a family heirloom in the making.
If I had to suggest one video for wrapping it would be this one:
th-cam.com/video/JgzTE4fe7d8/w-d-xo.html
That whole rod building video series is worth watching, really.
I learned most of everything else from the classic fly rod forum (there's a great thread listing old SB catalogs on there) and the rod building forum.
Good Luck with your rebuild!
@averageguyadventures Did you pre-treat your thread work with a finish befor the dip?
When I originally rebuilt this rod I did use a color preserver. I can't remember which brand though.
Either Flex Coat or U40. One of them didn't work so I bought the other.
When I re-did the tip section (for this video) I didn't. I didn't realize it would make as much of a difference as it did.
The yellow thread went translucent but the black didn't.
If you pause on a guide when I'm pulling the section out of the tube you can see how the yellow disappeared. It looks the same after it dried.
The butt and mid-sections still have bright yellow and black.
I have no idea what is happening at the end, are there any of these videos with narration? Looks really neat to watch. Trying to learn how to fix the bend in my great grandads bamboo fly rod. After seeing this maybe I should just take it to a pro.
@@anthonyclayton1615 this rod was one I had previously rebuilt but just wanted to tidy up a few things.
It had a "set" (a curve in the rod, generally just a cosmetic issue, from storage or just fishing in general) that I had straightened out but it was still irritating to me. So in the video I swapped the guides from one side of the rod to the other to counter it even further.
I'd suggest checking out the Proof Fly Fishing channel if you want to give repairing a rod a go. There's a series on there about repairing bamboo rods that's a good overview of the process.
It's not too difficult to do (if you don't need showroom results, that is), just takes some patience.
@ Thank you very much!
what is the bar of material that you use to glue the tip?
Bohning 1309 Ferr-L-Tite a.co/d/8DkCfcR
There is no way you would be attacking my classic bamboo rod with a razor blade! Shame on you!
I stand shamed. 😞
Although, in my defense, I did search around for a better way to get through the threads, and it took me quite a while to get up the courage to use it.
Nice!
Thanks!
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Did you sand down the entire rod? If so, can I treat the rod with a polyurethane using a brush? I'm not sure what you dipped your rod into.
When I originally rebuilt it, yes I sanded the whole rod. I stuck to sandpapers in the thousands so I wouldn't gouge it.
From what I've seen polyurethane with a brush would work but getting a smooth finish will take patience.
I used spar varnish from ace hardware ( www.acehardware.com/departments/paint-and-supplies/stains-and-finishes/varnish/1021819 )
and made a dip tube out of pvc pipe.
@@averageguyadventures Did you pre-treat your thread work with a finish befor the dip?
Well, everyone is different, standards and what is acceptable. For you, it is great I am sure, but, for a paying client, it would not be up to the standard as would be expected. Still though, good for you, well done. We do not know if this is your first rod rebuild, we guess it is your own rod, and you must be very happy with what you done. Some of us are professional rod builders and we have an eye for detail, what we know the client would expect as "standard". I am not knocking you, or even criticising your work, you have done better than most "keyboard warriors", but I must say, and this is positive comment only. Do not do what you have done for a paying client.
@@kiwisafa101 Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the comment.
Don't worry about criticizing, it helps me grow.
It is the first rod I've rebuilt and it is just for personal use.
Rest assured I'd never throw a rod I've tinkered with up for sale without first informing the buyer I'm a total noob.
I can absolutely respect that it takes decades to attain a level of trustworthy professionalism in rod building and I'd never be one to disrespect that.
That's why anything I'm rebuilding is coming straight from ebay and going directly into my own collection. The rods I rebuild are precious to me and I'm not getting them so somebody else can buy them and pass them down to their children. I get them so I can pass them on to my own.
You did it uglier than it was before the rebuilding of the rod!
Yes, yes I did!
Thanks for watching!
Why is there no voice over? Would help those not familiar with what you're doing. I am a rodmaker, so I know pretty much what you're doing, although I did not see any appreciable set at the beginning of this video. I assume you are mounting the guides on the opposite flat, against the set, but it would help your viewers if you said that.
I was just trying to be cinematic, showing the process, and trying out a new (to me) camera.
And I still haven't figured out how to do a voiceover that doesn't sound like crap so I opted not to.
The set itself wasn't horrible as I had used a heat gun when I originally rebuilt the rod and gotten most of it out. It was just that when the rod was lined up it bugged me.
And yes, that was basically all I did; switch the guides. When I first rebuilt it I didn't realize I could do that with bamboo as I thought the rod would have a spine.
Thanks for watching and verifying that I at least looked like I knew what I was doing. I operate in a little bubble so I honestly appreciate it when someone more skilled than me thinks my self teaching looks legit.
@@averageguyadventures thanks for replying. Yeah, bamboo rodmaking is a passion of mine and I got my start 20 years ago by redoing rods.If you're into working with bamboo fly rods I know a couple of great resources, like the Classic Fly Rod Forum. I hang out there under the username Canewrap. But, if this is the extent to what you want to do with bamboo I uderstand.
@@will_Iam61 if you're on the Classic Fly Rod forum then I've probably picked up more than one tip or trick from you without knowing it. I'm not a member but I have been lurking for quite a while and it's where I've learned most of what little I know.
South Bend is my blue collar brand of choice (because Go Irish!) and I've had the South Bend catalog listings thread open in a tab for just about two years as I've been searching for rods to add to my collection.
I'd love to be able to build rods beginning with culms but for now I just content myself with the rebuilding and being able to get old rods back on the water.
@@averageguyadventures , good for you sir. There aren't many of us redoing old rods anymore. It is a fantastic way to pick up the ancillary skills, if you ever decide to make rods from scratch. If you ever decide to try and make a rod, drop me a private message on the Classic Fly Rod forum. I can give you some roughed out strips that you can use to plane into a rod. But, and I emphasize this offer is only for you. I would love to be the one to wet your appetite enough to make a true rodmaker out of you. Turn you to the darkside, LoL (btw, we have cookies).
@@averageguyadventures might want to stress " do not dig into the blank! Carefully lightly just scrape levely along the length of the blank.
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