162 AMATEUR RODMAKING 



day more or less in finishing strips will 'not 

 matter. 



I have said split cane rodmaking is both dif- 

 ficult and simple. If you will be careful and 

 patient, the difficulties will be overcome. 



Figure 50. Figure 51. Figure 52. 



Single Strip Section, Double Strip Unfinished, snd Double 

 Strip Finished Section. 



Could anything be more simple than this little 

 block of hardwood, which you can carry in 

 your pocket, and which is easily made, yet is 

 in fact a mold for all the strips of your rod? 

 Despite all the advances in toolmaking and in 

 labor-saving devices, some of the most expert 

 rodmakers use this little hand-made block of 

 wood. 



By the time you have finished the six strips 

 for the tip of your rod, you will have acquired 

 great respect for the six-inch block. In a block 

 the full length of a strip the tendency of the 

 latter to roll is very aggravating, but in the 

 short block this is greatly reduced, although 

 not entirely overcome, it being difficult to hold 

 even this short length against rolling when the 

 enamel side is convex. 



