Discovery Channel ran an episode from their 'How it is made' series on building cane rods at Thomas and Thomas. For who missed the show on TV, here it is. We see Tom Dorsey working on a rod. I always wondered how they made the distinctive tiger striping (flamed) on their rods. Well, pretty simple as you can see in the clip.
What surprised me in this clip is how efficient the whole process of rod making looks. Pretty much like a manufacturing plant. It's not the small garage type, work bench full of bamboo curls, cork dust and used tools I've seen often with individual bamboo makers. It also demystifies a bit the Thomas and Thomas bamboo rods have...
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