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Paradigm Custom Rod Design

Custom, Handcrafted Split-Bamboo Fly Rods for the Contemporary Angler
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Click on the small numbers above each picture group to toggle thru various aspects of the split-bamboo rodmaking process. 


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a completed hollowbuilt butt & tip section
a completed hollowbu...
front view of the 4 string binder
front view of the 4 ...
4 string binder side view
4 string binder side...
two rod sections with binder cord
two rod sections wit...
binder cord removal with 212 scraper
binder cord removal ...
exposed rod blank
exposed rod blank ...
rod blank sections free of binder cord material
rod blank sections f...
view of the blank power fibers
view of the blank po...
power fiber composition
power fiber composit...
2 bamboo rod blanks
2 bamboo rod blanks ...
mottle-flamed spin & fly rod blanks
mottle-flamed spin &...
light & dark flamed spin rod blanks w/ferrules
light & dark flamed ...
light & dark ferruled spin rod blanks
light & dark ferrule...
close-up of female ferrules
close-up of female f...
light, dark, mottled blanks
light, dark, mottled...
another angle
another angle ...
varnished rod sections in the drying cabinet
varnished rod sectio...
the drying cabinet
the drying cabinet ...
refinished Phillipson bamboo rod getting a coat of varnish
refinished Phillipso...
dip tube
dip tube ...
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