why we do it

photo credit by chris hutchison

fishing his new cane rod on a stream in colorado

love it

bittersweet blues

truly tis a bittersweet moment

after all the time we've spent together

to put you into the hands of your destiny

you always worry

will it be good enough?

it nearly always is...

sir d

almost

sneak preview

these two are racing for the finish line

agate porn again

wrapping ferls and wrapping things up

sort of...

there's more yet to be done

a christmas gift from my wife

she got me this very nice japsaw

especially for cutting bamboo

ready for glue

alas it's too cold...
I'll cut ferrule stations instead

catanach sir d

7ft 6in 4wt

setting the forms

sir d

bound up...time to set forms for tip strips

three tip strips are planed three remain

will be gluing again soon it seems...

sir d underway

twelve strips roughed and ready to be planed to butt numbers

six of which already have been taken down