A Tri-state Rodbuilding Workshop will be held at Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. Please feel free to forward this info on to anyone you feel may be interested. Details follow…
November 13, 2010 – Saturday – Rod Builders Workshop
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Wickiup Hill
Come and learn about rod building with many masters of the craft from throughout the Midwest. We are arranging a variety of topics to be covered including: Scott Kleppe speaking on Eva handles with inserts, Doug Nauman on why spine a blank, Bob Hasbrook will cover how to build checkers for handle accents, Paul Rohrbacher is offering a bit on reamers he has developed for wood handles, Sam Fox is going to present on refurbishing bamboo rods, Mike Sledden will speak on using microguides, Chuck Ungs will offer a presentation on elementary rod building with a bit on my insights into holding rodbuilding courses and instructing them, Steve Cox will offer a presentation on giving a facelift to older rods he calls “Lipstick on a Pig” to increase their performance, a local woodworker – Dick Mullin – will give a presentation on sharpening lathe tools and the folks from Midwest Rod and Reel may say a few words – stay tuned as the agenda continues to fill. The folks from Midwest will also take pre-orders for a discount or bring down items you may wish to view – contact them for additional details at http://www.midwestrodandreel.com/ .
The meeting is free to anyone interested in rod building from beginners to professional and all will leave with new knowledge to produce custom fishing rods after a day of camaraderie and networking with fellow builders. We will take a donation to cover food expenses. We will draw for a number of door prizes during the day. Mudhole even supplied a few blanks for us to give out for prizes. For more information or directions, please contact Chuck at 892-6485.
For more information or to RSVP so we can plan an appropriate amount of food please contact Chuck at (319) 892-6485 or at [email protected] .
For those who have built custom rods before – please bring a few along to display your work, we’ll have racks set up to display all the works of art – it is always a learning experience to see what other folks have designed. Last year we had visitors here from 5 or 6 states. Hope to see you there.
For directions to Wickiup Hill at 10260 Morris Hills Rd. Toddville, IA 52341 go to:
http://www.linncounty.org/files/down…de=view&I=5110