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page 20Bamboo JournalPatrick is a French rodmaker fromMoumour in south east PyreneanFrance.At the Carcassonne gathering Ihad the chance to admire thesplicing block and he enthusiasticallyaccepted that we publish thedrawings of this tool.Like many rodmakers he is a manof few words and of great talent;he is not deterred by dificultiesand has in fact adopted MarkTwain’s motto:“They did not know it was impossible,so they did it”.Moreno BorrieroSplicing Blockby Patrick MaleigDepuis que j'ai adopté la méthode nodless,je n'ai cessé de chercher à améliorer l'outil quisert à la taille du splice.J'ai commencé avec un bloc splice en nylon ( P.E)qui m'a permis de faire ma 1ère canne.ça marche très bien mais il faut le maintenirfermement plaqué sur la table avec la maingauche.Pour une canne de 8', il faut compter 96 splices,et là, ça devient fastidieux.Avec le bloc en métal sur l'étau, on gagne enconfort et en temps, la baguette est bien maintenueet le coup de rabot est bien plus précis eteficace.After having adopted the “nodeless”constructive method, I have not stopped to lookfor the best tool to cut the strip.I started with a nylon block splice with which Ibuilt my irst rod.This worked very well but I needed to keep itstill on the table with my left hand.To build an 8’rod you need 96 splices and itbecomes annoying.With the metal block in the vice, you gain incomfort and time, the strip is well ixed and thepassage of the plane is more precise and moreeficient.Italian Bamboo Rodmakers Association