Got the splits ready for staggerring.
(http://www.upon-bamboo-fly-fishing-rods-and-reels.com/bamboorodmaking.html)
Meanwhile Rick Sorensen included a magnificent sets of salmon reels by Dr Paul Hermann (http://www.westslopefly.com/reels/dsp_reelDetails.cfm?reelID=265) which fascinated and made me think of making a webpage about Dr Hermann, a doctor and craftmen who from scratch made his own reels.
Wish I had the money and the place too………..