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Chapter 3: Current Makers
Portland Area
Gary Lohkamp ............................................................57 Serial Numbers .................................................59 Tapers ................................................................61 Customers, Line & Reels .................................63
James Fenner .............................................................67 Making ...............................................................69 Four Strip, Square Rods .................................70 Five Strip, Pentagon Rods .............................70 Six Strip, Hexagon Rods .................................70
Stephen Kiley .............................................................71 Background ......................................................71 Tools & Machines ............................................73 Kiley’s 100 Little Steps ...................................75 Hollowing Day ..................................................76 Gluing ...............................................................77 Straightening ...................................................77 Dipping ............................................................78 Grip, Seat & Tiptop .........................................78 Wrapping .........................................................79 Steelhead Rods Complete ............................80 Impregnated Rods ..........................................80 Serial Numbers ...............................................80
Mid-WillametteValley
Daryll Whitehead ........................................................81 A Historic Machine ...........................................83 The Loft ..............................................................85 On Rods .............................................................87 On Making .........................................................88 Miscellany ..........................................................91 My Lucky Day ....................................................93
Howard Schelske .....................................................93 Shop ...................................................................97 Tapers & Records ............................................100
Tim Stoltz .....................................................................101
Eugene Area
A.J. Thramer ................................................................104 Taper Talk ..........................................................108 TheThramer Conundrum ..................................111 Maker Notes ......................................................112 Selling Rods ......................................................113 Opportunity ........................................................116 Serial Numbers .................................................116 Prefix: taper originator ......................................117 End Talk .............................................................117
Chris McDowell ...........................................................118 Rod Markings .....................................................120 The Steens .........................................................121 Tapers & Other Matters ....................................122 BlitzenRiver Bamboo Rod Shop ......................124
Mike Brooks .................................................................126 Training & Opinions ...........................................126 Goal .....................................................................127 His Thoughts .......................................................127 Learning ..............................................................127 “Mike’s Stuff” & “Mike’s Juice” .........................128 FlamingCulm & Other Basics ...........................131 Tapers, Market & Capabilities .........................134
Randy Brewer ..............................................................136
Southern Oregon
Bruce Howell ..................................................................140 Mentors & Lessons ...........................................145 The Shop ............................................................147 Work Plans .........................................................152 Toward the End ..................................................157 Serial Numbers ..................................................159
Central Oregon
E.F. Payne Rod Co., Inc. ............................................160
Roger Fairfield ..............................................................160 Roger’s Shop ......................................................164 Concerns & Serial Numbers ..............................165
Eastern Oregon
Robert Clarke ..............................................................166 More Tribulations ..............................................169 Tapers & Serial Numbers ................................171 Slow Ending ......................................................171
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