Talk:Bamboo fly rod

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Removed the linking of Hoagy B. Carmichael's name to the Wiki page for Howard Hoagland Carmichael, the Hoagy Carmichael of musical and film fame. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.50.148.212 (talk) 17:27, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Dedoo, nice to hear from you.

It is important that articles are written from a neutral point of view. Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view

The addition of Marc Aroner, who is a living rod builder, raises concerns about notability.

As you know, the articles are meant to be encyclopedic in nature, which means accessible to all about a given topic. So, it doesn't matter that "all rod builders" know something. What matters is what makes it relevant to the masses.

Resources that might make a difference in this article include:

• Walton, Isaac. The Compleat Angler, London [1856] - This 1856 edition contains a mention by the publisher of Henry C. Bohn making rods with bamboo.

• McClane, A.J. The Wise Fisherman's Encyclopedia, New York, Wm H. Wise & Co, Inc, 1951

• Herter, G.L. Professional Split Bamboo Rod Building Manual and Manufacturer's Guide, Herter [1949] - 152 pages

• Engle, Ed. Splitting Cane - Conversations with Bamboo Rodmakers , Stackpole Books, [2002] - (Conversations with 16 of today's bamboo rodmakers. Note: Aroner is not included in this comprehensive book.).

• Farelly, David. The Book of Bamboo, Sierra Club Books [1984] - A comprehensive guide to it's uses, and it's history.

• Cattanach, Wayne. Handcrafting Bamboo Rods, Cattanach [1992] & The Lyons Press (Revised edition) [2000] - A comprehensive guide to bu.ilding bamboo fly rods

• Payne & Co. E. F. Payne Rod Co. Corporate Record Book, Centennial [199?] - 1930-1968 Corporate Record Book & History. Does not contain information on rods.

• Wright, L. M. Jr. (ed.). The Fly Fisher's Reader, Simon & Schuster [1990] - Chapter on Hiram Leonard by Sparse Grey Hackle

Garrison and Carmichael wrote the first complete book on bamboo fly-rod building. Most beginners will manage to build a nice bamboo rod with this book as the only instruction.

The DVD "Trout Grass" and one of its producers, Andy Royer, are deep on the subject of Tonkin Cane. [1]

In addition, you could use [2] as a potential resource. Charles Demerest has been around a long time.

Hope this helps.

Bluestripe 14:04, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

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