Author: JOHN BETTS.
Title: Making Strip-Built Fly Rods from Various Woods on a Lathe.
Description: Portland, Oregon. Frank Amato Publications, Inc. 2007. First Edition. Oblong quarto (8 x 11). 178 pp. Color photos showing step-by-step procedures for making strip fly rods constructed from your choice of hard woods - walnut, cherry, oak, mahogany, mesquite, and for a real twist, manzanita. Text drawings. Mr. Betts was an innovator of the first order, primarily synthetic flies and text calligraphy introduced to fly fishers and a few hand made fly reels. The book is bound in green cloth with green titles and decorations on the spine and front cover. Pictorial dust jacket. A cool book. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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