this is my first calcutta Bamboo Gaff, my last bamboo gaff was made outta some regular bamboo cane but since it was pretty short (1.8ft) it worked pretty good for the intended use and still going strong.
Now I have this guy that wanted a thinner diameter 3ft long bamboo gaff for use it on a kayak, so I have to order some good quality calcutta Bamboo cane for the job.
I have one of the best sincere recognition for my work with this Gaff.
this gaff was shipped to "Los Cabos, Baja Sur" (Dominick, you might see it someday) and the wife of this guy told him that, he better dont use that Gaff, that belongs to the wall of the living room, period ! :o :o ;D ;D
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That is an awesome gaff Alex!!
Nicely done Alex. I like the colors too.
Dwight
thanks Chad and Dwight
Beautiful Alex. The Calcutta is easier to work with. isn't it? Now that you have the source you should make a Calcutta rod.
-steve
Sweet looking gaff nice work.
Kim
Lovely work Alex :)
Yes really nice Alex, thanks for posting, cheers Don.
Nice looking gaff Alex, looks really strong too
Quote from: Swami805 on February 19, 2020, 01:14:53 PM
Nice looking gaff Alex, looks really strong too
thanks compadre Sheridan, it is strong, kind on the heavy side but still comfortable for a kayak use.
look at the thickness of the pole.
I currenlty have 3 more 5ft bamboo poles that have the walls 2x thicker than this one
Alex: looks great ! Are you wrapping cord under the shrink tube for the handle ? I just mad an aluminum gaff for a guy and wrapped the handle with cord but down the road I might do the shrink over top of the cord.
Cheers:
Todd
Quote from: Hardy Boy on February 19, 2020, 06:01:10 PM
Alex: looks great ! Are you wrapping cord under the shrink tube for the handle ?
Cheers:
Todd
thats right amigo.
I wrapped some cord with a spiral pattern spaced maybe 3/4" then the shrink tube, you can do that or wrap the cord on a X-wrap pattern but if the cord is too thick the point where the cord cross each other result on a too high peack and the shrink tube look too streched on that part.
if I want to go with a X pattern I use a cord with smaller diameter.
Great job on this killer gaff!!!
For handles I use paracord - with the core removed - then shrink wrap. It still gives 'ridges' for grip - but doesn't stick out so much were the cord crosses. If I use a simple spriral cord, rather than cross wrapped, I leave the core in.