Kirkfield, Stuart - "The Fine Bamboo Fly Rod" 9 Weight Ferrules are 9/64 and 14/64

Ferrules are 9/64 and 14/64

Another remarkable piece of Leonard rod making history

Four bands of gold at the winding check

The spacer wood is a well-varnished burl

There is no sign of a reel ever contacting the seat either

Kirkfield, Stuart - "The Fine Bamboo Fly Rod" 9 Weight Ferrules are 9/64 and 14/64Stackpole, Harrisburg, PA, 1986. Hardcover. Book Condition: Like new. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Two tone cloth with gilt spine titles; 8vo; 192pp; illustrated with b w photos. color photographic dust jacket. With chapters on assessing repairs, guide & wrap placement, varnishing techniques, cleaning cork, ferrule replacement, repairing fractures and delaminations and installing new seats & grips.