At 09:32 AM 1/9/01 -0800, Melissa Reese wrote: >Kathleen wrote: > >>>>...the problem doesn't seem to be with the ferrule (that's the >button, right?)...<<< > >and John replied: > >>>As someone else mentioned, the ferrule is made of the the two >connecting pieces. Ferrules are also commonly found on fishing >rods.<< > >Actually... the ferrule is only the outer sleeve of the connection - >not really the combination of the two parts. It's more clearly >demonstrated in a wooden two part paddle - being the [usually metal] >sleeve that connects the two wooden halves. Composite paddles make >the distinction a little less clear, as the ferrule is simply >incorporated into the "open" end of one half of the paddle. >From a flyfishermans perspective I've always thought of the ferrule as "whatever pieces are necessary to make the connection". In the case of the metal/brass ferrules on my bamboo rods they're referred to as the male ferrule and female ferrule (I've replace the male part on one of them). On composite (fiberglass or graphite) rods there are three different kinds of ferrules that I have seen. I've built four fishing rods from blanks so I've had to make ferrules for them. Since the rod is tapered and hollow, a piece can be cut out of a one piece rod and the skinny piece inserted into the thicker piece. The second option is to epoxy glue a smaller diamer cylinder of composite material into the skinny piece which fits into the thicker piece. That's how most composite paddles are done. The third way is to get a cylinder which fits over the outside of the skinny piece that has an inner diameter which holds the thicker piece. > >Then of course there are the various feral critters (frogs >included)... but that's another thing entirely. Not to mention Fair URLS, which is a collection of web sites about places to go to see has-been rock bands and monster truck pulls. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jan 09 2001 - 10:11:45 PST
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