over the years this thing has taken on a life of its own
what was going to be a showcase for rod building fly tying and fishing
has evolved into whatever the hell it is right now
a reflection (albeit shallow) of my life
and I realize that I may have lost some readers/followers
as I share such inanities as golf, cooking, music, books and other random nonsense
I'd apologize but hey there's more to life than building bamboo rods
and I won't apologize for any liberties or indulgences I take here
it's my blog and I'll do what I want
since 2007 I've built over thirty bamboo (and one graphite) fly rods
each one a tedious process addressed a step at a time
this year saw a slowdown of sorts
a couple struggles in need of solving
resulted in a paltry four rods this current season
I can live w/ that
I've learned patience over the years
and speed kills in this game
I'm going to go ahead and tell my stoop-it little story
just how it came to be that I entered into this arcane little world
from the seed sparking the interest to the opportunity to get my hands dirty
actually building a bamboo fly rod
and finally establishing a shoppe of my own
humble as it may be
we hope you follow this story (it could be quite long - as in book length)
and enjoy it perhaps picking up a thing or two about a thing or two
that's my hope anyways...
stay tuned
4 comments:
this should be good. Look forward to the story.
jb
everyone likes the rod building posts best it seems. the shoppe is closed for the summer, but there is a story to be told I guess. plus I kinda wanna steer this thing back in the direction it was intended. with occasional side trips of course.
the introduction should pop up tomorrow. writing will be off the cuff and edited on the spot. no painstaking wordsmithing rewrites etc.
dude, I enjoy your blog. I personally get tired of these things that are all fish, fish, fish. gets a bit mundane after a bit, you know? besides, who doesnt enjoy pictures of good food?
dude, thanks for reading and the kind words. I appreciate it.
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