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European Bamboo Rodmakers Gathering 2015
Sansepolcro - Italy
Hotel Podere Violino
22/23/24 May 2015
PROGRAM
During the three days of the gathering it will be possible to purchase the lottery tickets.
The first prize, as usual will be the Gathering Rod, made by two IBRA members.
50% of the amount gathered will be given to a worthy cause.
Friday 22 May 2015
Traditional fishing day on the Tevere Tail Waters "Bamboo Day"
8,30 Meeting of the participants of the Bamboo Only Day
9,00 Registration of the participants of the bamboo day and pre-registration of the participants for the gathering
booking of the picnic hampers
Off to the Tevere Tail Waters for the fishing day
9,30
Whoever wishes to participate can take this opportunity to try out bamboo rods made by IBRA members.
9,30 The foreign guests, will be accompanied by expert guides who are very familiar with the Tail Waters.
Ladies meet for the guided trip to Arezzo
13,00 Riverside picnic on the banks of the Tevere
20,00 Aperitifs at the pool area
Dinner at the Podere Violino
During the dinner our honorary member Mauro Raspini will present his latest book "CDC Evolution"
Saturday 23 May 2015
Gathering
9,00 Meeting and Registration for the gathering at Podere Violino and
participants will receive their Badges.
9,30 Opening speech and presentation of the gathering by IBRA President Alberto Poratelli
Ladies meet for the guided visit of Perugia
During the whole gathering at the Podere Violino, there will be an exposition of bamboo rods.
The Big Shop
The big hall of the Podere Violino will be transformed into a big workshop and IBRA members will do various practical demonstrations
of the various steps in the making of a bamboo rod.
10,00
11,30
10,00
workbench 1
Rodmaker Gabriele Gori
Rodmaker Alberto Poratelli
Use of the Hexrod software for taper design
Use of the RodDna software for taper design
workbench 2
Rodmaker Daniele Forner
Rodmaker Marco Salvini
Rodmaker Mauro Moretti
Rodmaker Luca Marzi
Rodmaker Luciano De Feudis
Rodmaker Nicola Beretta
The 2014 class members will demonstrate the various steps and methods used
during the IBRA classes
10,00
11,00
12,00
workbench 3
Rodmaker Daniele Giannoni
Rodmaker Giorgio Grondona
Rodmaker Stefano Eugeni
Hollowing using the scalloping method
Sharpening and honing Japanese water stones
Node treatment using the node press made by Ortensio Ambrosini
10,00
11,00
12,00
workbench 4
Rodmaker Angelo Arnoldi
Rodmaker Franco Francucci
Rodmaker Franco Ferrari
Gluing cork rings for a rod grip
Hollowing the butt with the Hollowing Star System
Tutorial on writing on a bamboo blank
10,00
11,00
workbench 5
Rodmaker Eugenio Tonelli
12,00
10,00
11,00
Preparing the planing form and planing the strips for a quad rod
Rodmaker Argeo Babbi
Rodmakers Massimo Paccotti e
Making a Streamlined bamboo ferrule
Marco Di Lorenzo
workbench 6
12,00
Rodmaker Enrico Francioni
Rodmaker Gabriele Calzolai
Rodmaker Marzio Giglio
Demonstration on the use of a 12 strip splitter and tools to make a planing form
Heat treatment according to Gori 2014: two methods
Making a leather rod tube
The former beam method. Demonstration on how to prepare the flats for a
given taper for a quadrate rod
10,00
11,00
12,00
workbench 7
Rodmaker Chris Diacon
Rodmaker Moreno Borriero
Rodmaker Bjarne Fries
Making nodeless rods
Varnishing with the cup method. Making Gothic crowns on ferrules.
To be defined
10,30
Private hall
Peer Doering Aries
Conference on the theme:
Why a rod maker from Berlin travelled to Vietnam and China to collect
Pseudosasa amabilis. Thoughts about the properties of bamboo.
13,30 Lunch Podere Violino
15,00
workbench 1
Rodmaker Gabriele Gori
Rodmaker Alberto Poratelli
Transforming various geometries of rods maintaining the same moment of
inertia
Dimensioning bamboo ferrules and taper design with a CAD software
15,00
workbench 2
Rodmaker Daniele Forner
Rodmaker Marco Salvini
Rodmaker Mauro Moretti
Rodmaker Luca Marzi
Rodmaker Luciano De Feudis
Rodmaker Nicola Beretta
15,00
16,00
17,00
workbench 3
Rodmaker Daniele Giannoni
Rodmaker Giorgio Grondona
Rodmaker Stefano Eugeni
Preparing and wrapping snake guides
Splitting a bamboo culm – how to achieve 24 strips
Node treatment using the node press made by Ortensio Ambrosini
15,00
16,00
17,00
workbench 4
Rodmaker Angelo Arnoldi
Rodmaker Franco Francucci
Rodmaker Franco Ferrari
Honing blades with 3M lapping films
Hollowing the tip with the Hollowing Star System
Tutorial on writing on a bamboo blank
workbench 5
17,00
Preparing the planing form and planing the strips for a quad rod
Rodmaker Argeo Babbi
Rodmakers Massimo Paccotti e
Making a Streamlined bamboo ferrule
Marco Di Lorenzo
Rodmaker Eugenio Tonelli
An alternative way to sharpen blades
16,00
16,00
Rodmaker Enrico Francioni
Rodmaker Gabriele Calzolai
Heat treatment according to Gori 2014: two methods
Embossing leatherwork
Rodmaker Marzio Giglio
The former beam method. Gluing the strips to the flats with animal glue.
Working method. Use of planes and scapers. Checking work progress. Removing
the finished strps from the flats. Measuring the strips with a wooden anvil
(economical yet functional method of the WAARA block)
Rodmaker Alix Antoni
Rodmaker Philipp Sicher
Rodmaker Tapani Salmi
Making a leather rod tube
Making a swelled butts
A method for estimating the line weight of a rod
15,00
16,00
workbench 6
17,00
15,00
16,00
17,00
workbench 7
The 2014 class members will demonstrate the various steps and methods used
during the IBRA classes
Assembly
18,00
IBRA clubhouse The IBRA members with meet for the AGM and approval of the budget
The guest s and visitors can try out the IBRA rods on the lawn behind the Podere Violino
Gala dinner
20,00 Aperitifs by the pool
20,00 Gala dinner at the Podere Violino
21,30
During the gala dinner the Honorary President IBRA Gabriele Gori and representatives from other European countries will talk
about: "the current situation of rodmaking in their countries of origin"
Sunday 24 May 2015
Gathering
9,00 The participants meet at Podere Violino
The new arrivals will register and receive their badges
During the whole gathering at the Podere Violino, there will be an exposition of bamboo rods
9,30 Casting on the lawn outside Podere Violino
Our honorary member Roberto Pragliola will be our guest on the Sunday
11,00
The poster of the 2015 European Gathering will be hung up on the walls of the IBRA corner
- An Edwards rod donated by Angelo Droetto
The IBRA corner Four new rods will be added to - The 2014 Class rod
- A Pezon & Michel donated to IBRA by Moreno Borriero
the collection display
- "The Rational rod" built by Gabriele Gori and Marco Giardina
11,30 Lottery
The winning tickets of the lottery will be drawn followed by prize giving
12,00 The IBRA President Alberto Poratelli will give the closing speech and announce the 2016 European Gathering
12,30 Lunch at Podere Violino
15,00 Closing of the gathering and farewells