Don Andersen Fly Rods

Got a couple of rods in the shop that have broken tips butts.

Don andersen fly rods.

Not sure if that means stiffer or not in the finished rod. In addition to these older rod tapers there are excellect tapers by contemporary makers such as aj thramer don anderson wayne cattanach and ray gould in the the archives of the rodmaker s listserv in books in the planing form and on web pages linked to jerry foster s rodmaker s website. Don anderson maker alberta canada model 209e 7 9 2pc 2 tip 5 wt. Don anderson last weekend i glued up my third rod with epon.

Original watercolour royal coachman courtesy of clive schaupmeyer. I spent a day fishing with don and coincidentally he wasn t using bamboo. Strip this away to expose the new thread. Harold dean is an amazing rodbuilder though he has just embarked on cane rods.

Don s taper specifics were used with his knowledge and he also approved the listing of the rod for sale. Don anderson if your white thread has been sitting around for a while it may be yellowed. Very nice honey blande cane. This board is for discussing the repair and restoration of bamboo fly rods makers discussion and construction techniques relating to same.

The site is now modified bent and stapled by don andersen who has little no knowledge about html and would much rather be building rods. Bright nickel silver ferrules. Decided to try epon. Examples would be different techniques or methods used by restorationists and makers.

Alex is known for his nodeless rod construction similar to the method used by bernard ramanauskas of eden cane. On the previous 2 i straightened and hung the sections in my drying closet which stays roughly 90 degrees. What are your thoughts with regards to putting on the invisible wrap prior to or after the varnish coat is on the whole rod. Serial 019304 medium fast dry fly action.

Don andersen master guide posts. The strips after gluing are sure easier to straighten. Contents are copyright 1999 2020 by don andersen. This rod is alex s rendition of don andersen s four weight 6 6 two piece.

I ve used urac for over 20 years.