CONTENTS 



Dedication .- . > . iii 



Foreword, by Henry van Dyke . . > . . v 



Preface vii 



I The Joys of Angling 3 



ROD-MAKING : 



II Bamboo as a Rod Material 35 



III Splitting Out, Straightening, and Assembling 



the Strips 49 



IV Planing the Strips 69 



V Rod Tapers and Rod Plotting 91 



VI Gluing Up 117 



VII Ferrules and Their Fitting; One-Piece and 



Spliced Rods 133 



VIII Windings and Guides 151 



IX Handgrasp and Reelseat 177 



X Varnishing and Finishing 191 



XI Cultivating Silkworm-Gut at Home, by Edwin 



T. Whiffen 199 



XII Landing-Nets and Other Equipment . . . 233 



XIII The Angler's Camp 249 



