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Building rods is a lot of fun, easy and not that expensive of a hobby I agree get the clemens book(s), I think he has 2. Also many shops offer winter time courses on saturadays...That is how I got started (about 25 years ago).
I have mad a bunch of rods, some very customized, many people tell me how pleased they are with their rods I made for them...I only make for myself now. It is also fun rebuilding an old (beat) rod and re-making it into a nice piece of equipment again. Most of the stuff you need can be bought at tackle stores or online.
I have always used a rod lathe...I can't imagine not using it. It is sort of like tying flies...you get some nice satisfaction out of it and you think about fishing when it is 20 degrees outside.
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