“A cane rod is hidden inside the culm of bamboo. The rod maker’s task is to bring it out.”
Carboni-handplaned bamboo rods are meticulously made with the finest care and materials. The process includes splitting the bamboo into 1/4" strips for tips and 3/8" strips for the butts. Then the strips are hand planed to 60 degree angles. The 6 strips are bound together and ammonia treated for two days. Next, they are heat treated to get the desired color. Then the bamboo is planed to the desired taper. Now the 6 strips are glued together, then , when dry, the sections are scraped and sanded to remove excess glue. The rods receive 3 coats of varnish, sanding in between each. Next the ferrules, reel seat and cork handle are installed prior to wrapping the guides and ferrules. Then the final varnish --a fourth coat--is applied to seal all the wraps. These are very, very brief steps in bamboo rod making. Most rods take up to 100 hours to complete. Pete Carboni has been building and restoring rods for over 40 years.
For more information or questions, contact Suzanne (Pete's niece) at pzzlmncolfax@gmail.com or 530-320-5486 (Pete does not do computer stuff, so I'm helping!)
To read more about Peter Carboni click this link https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/sports-columns/in-the-outdoors/rod-maker-keeps-striving-for-perfection/
#093 Devine Taper 7'3" 3 piece/2 tip rod for 3-4 weight line . This is a Carboni-handplaned reproduction rod featuring maroon silks with antique gold tipping and an agate stripper guide.
Quality nickel silver ferrules with walnut ferrule plugs. Nickle silver down locking reel seat with Kola wood insert.
6" cork cigar shaped handle. A truly unique and rare rod in this length. Perfect for small streams and ponds. Dark brown cane with flawless varnish. Comes in new brown bag in PVC tube.
$1550.00
#034 Carboni-handplaned 7½' 2 piece/2 tip rod for 4 weight line. A beautiful medium brown caramel colored cane.
Chrome guides with Pearsalls primrose silks with 2 thread black in center of wraps.
6.5" species cork with modified western grip. Pac/Bay nickel silver uplocking hardware with birdseye morticed wood insert.
Ammonia steamed, similar to Granger rods. Comes with new bag in PVC tube.
$1500.00
#095 Heddon #20 "Bill Stanley Favorite" 3 piece/2 tip rod 7½' for 4-5 weight line. 16/10 ferrules.
A beautiful light weight rod with black cap and ring downlocking hardware with burled Box Elder wood insert.
Western half wells cork grip. Carboni-handlplaned reproduced taper with medium dark cane. Black silk windings with yellow tipping.
Black nickel silver ferrules. A great reproduction with a renown Heddon #20 taper. Comes in new bag and PVC tube. Mint condition. $1550.00
#108 Dickerson 7613 7.5' 2 piece /2 tip rod 3¾ oz 5 weight line. 13/64 ferrules. A wonderful reproduction of Dickerson's famous 7½ model by Carboni-handplaned.
This 7613 model was his favorite rod for fishing a multitude of streams. Cap and ring downlocking reel seat with morticed Box Elder burl wood insert.
Translucent orange silks tipped black. Has "Snake brand" guides with an agate stripper guide.
The 13/64 ferrules have a ferrule plug. A wonderful rod for the serious fly fisherman. Comes with new bag and PVC tube. Mint condition. $1500.00
#104 E.W. Edwards "1925" Deluxe Perfection 7' 2 piece rod for 4-5 weight line. A wonderful example of an early rod by Edwards, reproduced using the same taper by Carboni-handplaned in 2018.
This one tip rod is a delight to cast with a downlocking reel seat with morticed wood insert.
Scarlet silks with nickel silver ferrules.
The rod is in mint condition made with one tip only with ferrule plug. Comes in new bag and PVC tube. $800
#A61 Granger Aristocrat 7½' 2 piece rod with 2 tips for 4-5 weight line.
A Carboni-handplaned reproduction bamboo fly rod.
Downloading cap and ring reel seat with morticed walnut wood insert. Modified Western cork grip 6½".
Ammonia treated light caramel colored cane with Pearsalls chestnut silk with brown tippings on all guides
The Aristocrat was one of Grangers scarcer rods in any length. This is an exact reproduction of the Aristocrat model and is in mint condition. Comes with new bag and PVC tube. $1500.00
#052 Marinaro 7½' 2 piece 2 tip rod for 2-5 weight line. A beautiful reproduction of Vince Marinaro's fly rod by Carboni-handplaned.
An exact taper for 4-5 weight line. Copper downlocking reel seat with bamboo insert. Modified super fine cork grip with bamboo cork check and ferrule plug.
Pearsalls prinrose yellow transparent silk with two thread black tipping in center of wraps.
Light brown colored bamboo. Comes with new bag and PVC tube. $1500,00
#019 Payne Taper 7½ ' Bamboo Rod. This is a reproduction of one of Paynes' 7'6" models by Carboni-handplaned
Nickel silver uplocking reel seat with morticed chestnut wood insert. Modified western grip with chestnut transparent silks tipped black and the gold mottled cane compliment each other.
This beautiful example of a high quality rod by Payne is a lighter version.
This rod is great for small streams and is a delight to cast.
Super Swiss stepdown ferrules are tipped with black and chestnut silks. Comes in new bag and PVC tube.
$1250.00