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Post by AgMD on Feb 23, 2010 15:57:44 GMT -5
I happened to stumble on to an Orvis podcast on the Midcurrents site. Tom Rosenbauer talking about the difference that is bamboo. Of most interest -- Tom refered to our own Jim M., aka FishinCane, as an example of the new generation of bamboo craftsman. Waytogo Jim! The bamboo podcast has not yet been posted on the Orvis site but I am sure it will be shortly. Their podcast page is here: www.orvis.com/intro.aspx?subject=6413 This is part of a series of pod casts on fly fishing and double shotguns. AgMD |
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Post by FishinCane on Feb 24, 2010 12:29:35 GMT -5
Kim,
Definitely not "new generation of bamboo craftsman". More like one of the thousands of basement hobbyist who will never sell a rod. I was very surprised to hear that Tom mentioned my name. Evidently he taped it the day after we were 'talking fish' before a meeting we had started.
Jim
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Post by Mark Patenaude on Feb 26, 2010 9:13:38 GMT -5
Anyone who call build a bamboo rod is a craftsman in the truest sense of the word.
If any of you don't know what goes into this craftmanship, try to catch the Flyfishing Profiles show about the "boo" boys of Sweetgrass Rods in Montana.
Jim, your humbleness is refreshing.
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Post by jskowron on Mar 2, 2010 12:32:06 GMT -5
Jim- you are truly humble. Please don't confuse "craftsman" with "commercial producer." While the terms aren't mutually exclusive (e.g. Per Brandin), they aren't inclusive either. You study, think about, and produce beautiful objects. That makes you more than deserving of Tom's comments. If the craft of boo rod making required commercial success, I would venture to say that it's days would be numbered.
The world needs more craftsman like you- people who produce beautiful things not just for the end results, but for the process and history of it all. That your objects are utilitarian and ultimately and historically related to one one of human's most primal needs (fending off starvation) makes it even better.
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