The Asian Angler September 2014 Digital Issue - Malaysia - English | Page 133

How Did
It Come
About?
A backbone of a rod is created
in several ways during the blank
construction process. Rod blanks
are made using sheets of graphite
(and fibreglass for fibreglass rods).
These sheets are then cut into
shape and rolled into a long cylindrical and tapered tube we know of
as the rod blank.

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