traditional adhesive for fly-rod ferrules?

Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
LabRat writes:

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?

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.


Many thanks! I guess it's surprising that rods were held together
with a water-soluble adhesive...

Sorry, was like a glue stick. Stick shellac melts and sticks ferrules
on. See an old book on rod building at the library.

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