Bamboo Tips - Contributors Krumpos, Steve |
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< Home < Contributors < Krumpos, Steve I appreciate the opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Steve Krumpos. I have been on the list for quite a few years, but only posted a couple of times. I am an 57 year old, aspiring rod builder living in the Phoenix area with my wife, Catherine. We both love to fly fish – especially with our children and grandchildren. For the past several years, I have been acquiring the necessary tools and building my shop. I promised myself that if I was going to build fly rods – if just for myself and my family and friends, I was going to do the best that I could. To date, I have assembled most everything I need, including a Morgan hand mill, JW beveller and rod wrapper, a Wagner binder, Brett’s oven, an old South Bend lathe, and even a press to make butt caps, rings, and winding checks. My library contains as many different volumes on rod building, as I can find. I am now working on a design for my dip tube station. Other than that, all I need is the time to start building a rod! It seems that between work, family, and friends, there is never enough time to work in the shop. I want you all to know that I begin each day reading the list, and end most the same way. I really enjoy all the valuable information you guy’s so freely share! (I have even acquired a taste for grits.) You all have been a real inspiration. |