Page 2 of Educational Programs by Golden Witch Technologies, Inc

bamboo blank making five days approximately 60 hours offered several times each year 3 student maximum the goal two split cane blanks per student ·7613 lt 2/1 7 6 for 5 wt ·cricket one piece 5 6 for 3 or 4 wt the promise the best blank making education available the price $3500.00/student ·price includes video series class materials eleven meals time of your life it s five days it s long hours it s great fun the golden witch shop offers our bamboo blank making class several times each year the five day course will take the novice rodmaker from the raw culm through the ferruled blank the last afternoon of the course plus any down time during the week will be spent discussing all the particulars of turning the blank into a finished rod that s the homework most of which will be familiar to novice cane rodmakers who ve already built a graphite rod or two or who have finished a cane rod from a pre-made blank in addition to the information you ll absorb during class from discussion and hands-on construction you ll receive copies of russ gooding s rodmaker magazine articles on wrapping and finishing cane rods russ s experience writing these articles and many others on cane rodmaking and restoration his work on a rodmaking tv show pennsylvania cable network s pcn tours and the writing and direction of three rodmaking how-to videos will form the basis for the curriculum each student will have the opportunity to make two rod blanks in the gw shop using the same tools and techniques that go into every golden witch cane rod blank this means you ll be working around power bevelers and planing forms torches and ovens froes and bandsaws russ will be the lead instructor for the class though other gw employees will be available to help out as needed oven demos and gluing sessions come to mind at minimum you ll learn the following ·cane selection taper selection ·heat treating torch oven ·splitting sawing ·node staggering ·node preparation ·machine roughing ·machine tapering ·hand planing ·gluing ·ferruling ferrule fitting if time permits you ll also learn ·blank finishing ·making rod tube kits ·making fitting ferrule plugs ·blueing nickel silver components typical students already own a basic blank making tool kit forms binder possibly a beveler or plan to pick them up after class they ve read a few books and watched a video or two many have already planed out a number of blanks but are now ready to take blank making to a new level they ll learn some light production techniques to speed up the process while remaining focused on quality the 2003 class nick-named the course rodmaking boot camp in honor of the long hours and constant work it s only a vacation if you re passionate about making cane rod blanks bamboo rod finishing five days approximately 50 hours offered several times each year 3 student maximum the goal a mastery of bamboo rod finishing techniques the promise the best bamboo rod finishing education available the price $3500.00/student ·price includes finishing video class materials gold pinning riveting kit eleven meals finishing expertise it s five days it s long hours it s great fun this five day course will focus on completing two different yet related projects first each student must arrive with one cane rod that is all but finished the components should be glued up the guides should be wrapped in place any pre-finish should be applied to the guides color preserver for opacity or oil resin finishes for translucency we will dip this rod each day to finalize the rod while learning the intricacies of dip finishing and finishing the finish for the · second project each student will be required to arrive with a ferruled blank monday through wednesday we ll go through the process of composing the rod selecting components making grips making ferrule plugs wrapping the guides burnishing the wraps and so forth on thursday we ll apply alchemist amber varnish and the first coat of sutherland welles marine spar varnish so that each student can learn first-hand the gw process for creating translucent wraps friday will be spent making up classic rod tube kits gw-style traditional tube labels and bluing clear coating nickel silver componentsm as time permits we ll delve into jewelry quality up-grades of the rod components to include gold plating adding solid gold cold rivets and so forth folks this is the stuff i m passionate about you need to know how to make a blank just as a painter must know how to stretch a canvas but it is finishing that separates the wheat from the chaff master it i ll help russ at minimum you ll learn the following rod finishing techniques ·component selection composing the rod ·professional guide wrapping burnishing ·flawless dip finishing finishing the finish ·opaque translucent varnishing techniques ·bluing clear coating ns components ·cork slicing adhesive tinting for slim-ring grips ·professional polishing making nickel silver shine ·making classic rod tube kits ·making traditional rod tube labels ·gold work plating pinning cold riveting time permitting we ll also delve into ·agate soldering for kits repairs ·feather inlays ·installing blind nickel silver pins call the shop for class scheduling ·717-738-7330

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