Another day spent.
Another step forward
![very happy :grin](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_biggrin.gif)
With a lot of scrap to show for much effort (it'll keep us warm in the hut) i finally produced a Tapered strip today, that was accurate to a taper
![cheers :z18](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_cheers.gif)
Starting to suffer cabin fever a little now though
![gogs :z5](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_gogs.gif)
need to go fishing.
![Nice fish :z15](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_fish.gif)
Thick end of the strip
![](http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh7/skuesapprentice/flies/taperstripbuttend.jpg)
Thin end of the strip
![](http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh7/skuesapprentice/flies/tipendoftaper.jpg)
You can see the spots where i had to remove splinters, this cane is bloody sharp
![eek :shock](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_eek.gif)
Guess thats why the Japs used it for torture.
Perhaps they got people to learn how to build rods, it would explain why someone invented fibreglass
![stick tongue out :z7](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_tongue.gif)
Now all i have to do is make another 5 exactly the same, and then another 6 for the other section
![frown :z10](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_frown.gif)
At this rate i might even have a working prototype for the start of the season
![smokin :z3](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_smokin.gif)
Well maybe
![lots of laughs :z4](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_laughing.gif)
depends how much snow we get, the snow did get me to thinking. I had been reading about 4 sided and 5 sided rods and could see that they may have practical benefits in terms of casting dynamics, However Snowflakes always have 6 sides so perhaps if nature decrees that 6 is a good number then natural rods should have 6 sides too. It could be fun finding out
![Cool dude :cool:](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_cool.gif)
Sandy