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PrimitiveTim:
So I had this idea of how to make a bamboo fly rod.  Basically I used the branches of the bamboo to make the eyes and I heat bent them around and bound them together with dogbane fibers.  I did that all the way to the end.  I thought I while on what type of fiber to use for the string and well, it was about time for my annual hair cut so I saved my hair and got to making string with it.  Making the rod was a lot more fun than making the string.  That's for sure!  I made a spool by drilling (stone hand drill) through the wall and sticking the branch into it with pine pitch.  I'm gonna take it out soon and see if I can catch a fish with it.  The end of the line i weaved in dogbane fibers so I could get the line thinner and I figured the white line would be less visible than the dark stuff.  Let me know what y'all think!

DC:
Does the line float or sink?

PrimitiveTim:

--- Quote from: DC on November 28, 2014, 08:14:46 pm ---Does the line float or sink?

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I think it will float.  Haven't tested it yet.  I think I'm in the early stages of coming up with a good natural line.  Hair is just kind of fun lol and it has a lot of good characteristics.

Knoll:
I think you're inventive!  And am hoping to see the fish ya catch.
In my case, accumulating enough hair for a line would take far longer than I've got left . . . .

Trapper Rob:
Looks good Tim.

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