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Bamboo Rod Making Class
Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum
Continue the craft into the
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Team of instructors
Shared learning
History: setting, visitors, and
artifacts
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The Setting...
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History...
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History... you can touch
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So, what makes rodmaking student-friendly?
Outline.... written, flexible
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Preparation
Pack well, from a list...double check
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Assure success as much as possible
Set up work areas, encourage pairs
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Establish a tool area, stock it with what is needed next
Group demonstrations,encourage questions
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Focus on necessary steps each day
Allow for differences in knowledge levels
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Get started, raise confidence
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A couple techniques..
demonstrate...
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...then try it
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Encourage joy, avoid “boot camp” repetition
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Exposure to more than one technique
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Visiting rodmakers
bringanother
view
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Anticipatefrustrations
Guide expectations-making one tip well,
making two...
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Keep safety in mind
A chance to try tools before buying them
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Minimalism works better for some students
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Find a way to identify each student’s strips
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Some things are very important, like sharp planes
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Limit the number of tapers to a few choices
Label the form and the table
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Set...
... and double check
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Make an end
line
Share methods of holding the strip
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Re-label when necessary, and ...
... measure strips to check the form
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Label
Share techniques for planing
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Elevate the
planing form
Double check when re-setting the form for tips
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Celebrate successes
Bring it back to the plan
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Use a quick setting glue, but discuss others and their benefits
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Keep track of the glued blanks
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Share the literature, the look of various rods, color schemes for wrapping, etc
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Organize and label components
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Draw lots for reel seats
Pre-formed grips save time; we demonstrate grips from rings
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A certificate is nice
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September “family reunion”, the Catskill Rodmakers Gathering