Italian Bamboo Rodmakers Association Year 3 Number 5 December ...

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Bamboo Journal
All that is needed is to make a series of ring shaped by
flaming at regular intervals and parallel to each other.
The flamed part should have that nice colour of the
Monk’s tunic.
It is important that the flamed rings be slightly wider
than the non flamed rings and the latter should have
so much space between them as the length of the staggering.
In short – if the staggering should be 2,5 inches, the
flamed rings should be 3 inches wide or slightly less
and they should be about 2,5 inches apart from each
other.
Once the rod is finished, the flamed parts seem to
chase each other along the rod .
I’ve been asked if the rod has been glued in a spiral.
This is an optical effect which, quite frankly, I like so
much that it has become the trademark of my rods,
although some may not like it at all.
Italian Bamboo Rodmakers Association