how do you dry and condition bamboo for fishing poles?

Question

how do you dry and condition bamboo for fishing poles?

Answer 1

I dry bamboo for arrows, so you might try my technique. Cut the bamboo fresh with about two feet on either side of the length you require. Try to heat it within two weeks of cutting it, if possible.



Next, take an acetylene torch, the hand held kind that cost about $10 at Home Depot and eavenly heat the entire length of the bamboo until untill it starts to sizzle and smell like cooked asparagus (try not to burn it). Let is sit over night. Then, the next day, heat it again until it turns light brown (again, try not to burn it). It should be a light, shiny brown color when you are done. Straighten it during the second heating with careful, light bending. You might have to poke holes in the nodes to prevent bursting (the overnight drying is meant to prevent the need for this)



A sturdy bamboo pole is a composite of split bamboo. However, a nice stick pole can be made from golden goddess, fishing pole, arrow, striped stem or any number of bamboos. Go to this website for a little more info in my subject area:



bambooarrow.com

Answer 2

Bamboo Fishing Pole

Answer 3

Find a nice piece of bamboo. Bamboo poles dry faster if they are upright. Thing is, who has a 30+ foot tall shed to dry them in? If the culm branches still have some leaves on them, leave them stacked upright, in or near the grove for about a month, till the leaves fall off. Preferably not in full sunlight, or at least turn them so they don't get bleached on one side. From there-on, cut some to lengths so that they can be stored upright, and stack others horizontally. The main requirement is: air circulation.

Storing bamboo has always been a major problem ,because you never have adequate storage sheds and space. A lot of bamboo has been ruined over the years, because of this.

Make sure the bamboo is 5 to 7 feet in length, and half an inch to an inch in diameter. After making your selection cut the bamboo of your choice. With a knife cut off all excess branches from the base of the bamboo. Get a piece of sandpaper, and sand down the rough edges.Finally, varnish your new bamboo.

Answer 4

I depends on what strength and purpose of fishing you wish to use the bamboo for. For some fishing, I prefer to use a fresh piece of bamboo - preferring it to dried.

If you wish to dry them though, there are a few ways of doing it...

1) naturally - this takes quite a while, as bamboo is slow drying. You may also incur slight bends in the finished product.

2) for a hollow rod. (my personal favourite) carefully puncture through the centre of the bamboo with a solid rod(I find metal is best) remove this rod and replace with a longer and narrower rod of metal(must be metal for the next step) I then place the metal rod on a spit and rotate evenly for 1/2 hour to an hour at a time over a long fire. I do this three of four times till I'm happy with the end result.



Ultimately, the choice is yours.

Answer 5

Put the bamboo inside your store room let it dry naturally,

put the bamboo under the sun for several hours a day and put it back inside the room.after about 2-3 days time to check it out its condition is dry enough,then apply one coat of liquored paint for preservation.

then a new fishing poles is birth

Answer 6

Simply==== Take a hatcet and cut down Bamboo take 4x4's lay down in (shade). Lay bamboo's across and let dry.



Drying time depends on weather



Burning is for look's, once they dried seal them ( Varnish ) let dry apply

Cork, Line , Hook, & Sinker, GO FISHING

Answer 7

u put d bamboo on a rack outside then let it dry 4 a while.

Answer 8

First of all I hang the bamboo under the sun until its dried,then put the line on it.

Answer 9

sloooooowwwly,never dry any wood fast as in direct sunlight,it is best to put it in the shade and occasionally oiling it with something like linseed oil on a cloth.This will keep it from rapid shrinking and cracking.

Answer 10

Soak in water, and later dry in sun

Answer 11

when I lived in Flordia we soaked the poles in salt water for 24 hours and then layed them on the roof of the garage in the hot sun for 72 hours and sprayed or brushed them with polyeurthane excuse the spelling

Answer 12

We used to cut them down, tear all the leaves off, cut them to size, tie a string on them with a hook and bob, put a hook on the worm, and start fishing.

Answer 13

Using a torch evenly is the best way, flame tempered woo laasts the longest.

Answer 14

hang them up side down until drys then put lacquer paint on it

Answer 15

ask your pet panda not to eat the bamboo.

Answer 16

That is a great question. Never thought of it before.

Answer 17

I'll season it on the water

Answer 18

with a hair drier

Answer 19

By putting it in the sun.

Answer 20

soap and water

Answer 21

very carefully

Answer 22

i dont no

Answer 23

Do, or do not. there is no try.

Answer 24

i dont noe.......