78 AMATEUR RODMAKING 



true of split bamboo, it does not apply with 

 equal force to wood, as it is more difficult to 

 obtain a slender straight-grained piece of wood 

 sixty-six inches in length and free from knots 

 and other imperfections. Still, this is not im- 

 possible. 



Second. A rod with only one joint. Such 

 rods are frequently made with a long tip and 

 a separate handgrasp. This is a most excellent 

 type, and rods of this form are very popular. 

 They are more compact than the one-piece 

 rods, and almost if not quite equal to them. 



Third. A rod consisting of a butt and a 

 tip of the same length. This is not quite the 

 equal of rods of the second class, but much 

 more handy to make and to carry about. 

 Theoretically the ferrule should not be placed 

 in the middle of the rod; practically a very 

 good rod can be so made. Its simplicity is 

 marked. It is a very common type, particu- 

 larly in salt water fishing. I have made sev- 

 eral rods, each consisting of one length, and 

 have invariably cut them in two later on, plac- 

 ing the ferrule in the middle, or in the thick 

 part near the handgrasp. Very little difference 

 in the action of these rods, before and after 

 altering, was noticeable. 



Fourth. A rod consisting of a butt, a joint, 



