daytripper voiced his/her/it's humble opinion in rec.outdoors.fishing on
Sun 12 Aug 2007 05:14:45p:

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:31:17 -0600, Joe Pfeiffer
wrote:

Short form: what is the traditional adhesive used to attach ferrules
to bamboo fly rods, say 40-50 years ago?



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Traditionally, it's called "ferrule cement". It comes in a stick, you
heat it up until its nice and gooey, smear a healthy amount on the rod
then seat the ferrule (or tiptop) and wipe away the squeezings before
it cools down.

That it can be released via heat (using a small alcohol lamp) can be
handy, if you have to extract a broken piece of rod from within the
ferrule/tiptop...

/daytripper


I believe that's called a glue stick and wasn't even a gleam in its
inventors eye 50 years ago.

The glues of that era were animal based such as gelatin. Yes, good old
JELLO. The product of horses hooves and other parts. The old glue
factory as it were.

If the ferrule is loose in the hole use a bit of linen thread (nylon fly-
tying thread would work too but wouldn't be keeping with the spirit of
the repair) and wrap a spiral of thread around the male end. Make sure
that it fits in snuggly. Get a pack of pure gelatin and make a paste
with some water. You don't need the whole pack, just enough to make some
paste. Not runny and not too thick. Coat the ferrule, not too thick,
maybe a dab in the hole and PUSH the ferrule into place, DON'T TWIST!
Allow to set up for at least a day. Longer if the rod is wet or the
humidty is high.

I might be full of fertilizer, but I don't think so.

Tight lines.


Later......

LabRat...... |:^{)