***** Bamboo Rods - New Books *****

FFNB-7 The Angler's Bamboo Author: Marden, Luis

 Pages: 108, Price: $25.00

The classic bamboo rod is the angler's and collector's treasure, and this book is the first definitive treatment of this rod's basic component - Tonkin bamboo. Luis Marden, traveling as the first Westerner to the Tonkin country in a half century, observed and photographed the cultivation and processing of Tonkin bamboo in its restricted growing area in southern China's Kwangtung Province. He includes in this book descriptions and photographs of the growing conditions; the cut and scrubbed culms (stalks) of bamboo; steps in processing; and the final product. The Angler's Bamboo also traces the history of the split-bamboo fishing rod from its beginnings in England to the work of master craftsman Hiram Leonard, who made the American fly rod world-famous. (7 1/4 X 8 1/4, 108 pages, color photos, b&w photos, map, illustrations)

FFNB-2 Best of the Planning Form Edited by R. J. Barch and Tobert McKean 1997, Paperback, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, 208 pages $29.95

A collection of Articles, Drawings, Essays, and Anecdotes by Today's Bamboo Rodmakers from around the world.

  Fishing Bamboo   One Man's Love Affair with Bamboo Fly Rods    Author: Gierach, John

FFNB-6HB Hardcover, Pages: 132 Price: $19.95

FFNB-6PB Hardcover, Pages: 132 Price: $14.95 

Fishing Bamboo is an attempt to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about split bamboo fly rods: Who fishes them and why do they do it? Are they really better than graphite? Who makes them? Who sells them? Why do they cost so much? And what the hell are you trying to prove? One bamboo maker thinks the book will save a lot of time on the telephone. He said "When someone calls and asks, 'So, what's the deal on these things anyway?' I can just say, "Buy Gierach's book.'" There's a lot of interest in bamboo rods, or at least curiosity about them. They've been around since before the Civil War and for much of that time almost all fly rods - cheap, expensive, and in between - were made of split bamboo. They're a large part of the tradition and mythology of fly fishing, but some fishermen are surprised to learn that they're as alive and well now as they've ever been. In fact, some of the split bamboo rods being built today are among the best ever made. Think of Fishing Bamboo as an introduction to bamboo rods and to the subculture of people who make, buy, sell, collect, and fish with them. (61/4 X 91/4, 132 pages, illustrations, chart)

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FFNB-71 Fundamentals of Building a Bamboo Fly-Rod by Maurer, George E. and Elser, Bernard P. 2002, paperback, 256 pages $35.00

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FFNB-1 Moose in the Water Bamboo on the Bench     A Journal and a Journey by Kathy Scott 112 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, hardback, 2001 $18.95

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***** Bamboo Rods - New Books  (Written in Japanese) *****

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FFNB-41 Bamboo Makers (Written in Japanese) 2003, paperback, 195 pages $41.95

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Contents:
                W.E. Carpenter Rod Company
                J. A. Bradford Company
                The Hidy Rod Company
                H. I. Jennings Split-Bamboo Fly Rods
                J. E. Arguello Rod Company
                J. D Wagner Rods
                The Jenkins Rod Company
                Glenn Brackett and the R. I. Winston Rod Company
                Split-Cane Diary: South Creek Ltd.
                Ted Knot Split Bamboo Fly Rods
                George Maurer’s Sweetwater Rods
                Green River Rodmakers
                Eden Cane, Ltd.
                F. D. Lyons Rod Company
                The D. G. Schroeder Rod Company
                Jennifer Olssen Split-Cane Signature Rods by Carl-Johan Anderberg
                In the Bamboo Forest
                Beginner’s Cane

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