one woman’s journey into the bamboo fly rod making abyss
IS IT LABOR…IF YOU LOVE IT? It’s been 529 days a minute since my last post here. I do love to write…even if it is for the sole purpose of providing proof of our existence for my now teenage children who hate me who may read this one day. However, it seems as though upon […]
Read More Labor of love, bambooo fly rods & KathyTurning 50 in the shit tsunami wake of COVID-19 creates an unexpected bittersweet layer to the meaning of life gravity of it all. So, I’ll combine the past, present and future here and try not to bore you to death keep it as trite as possible. The single consistency throughout most of our lives […]
Read More 50 YEARS OF LIFE, MUSIC, TOM PETTY & THE BAMBOO FLY RODTHE COVID-19 CRISIS SUCKS. THE END. Not really… FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW. So, we can all agree on one thing…there is a crisis out there. Since the shit the fan the world was sent off camber…it has been eerily peaceful here around Oyster…except for when I my parents visit and I yell at them from a 6 […]
Read More a crisis, choosing good, and the bamboo fly rodWHY HAND ENGRAVING? Legacy? Because it’s beautiful? Investment? To honor? Customization? Memorialize? Yes. While these reasons may seem obvious, perhaps the most significant reason to hand engrave your bamboo fly rod cannot be seen or even carefully explained…it can only be felt. Let me say this…throughout the years here at Oyster, hand engraving our bamboo […]
Read More ANATOMY, ENGRAVING and THE BAMBOO FLY RODOne woman’s journey into the bamboo fly rod making abyss…
Read More 2019 Optimism, Rumination’s and “Savants” of the Bamboo Fly Rod Making LifestyleCelebrating 20 years family, Heritage, Bamboo fly rods, the American Craftsman and Small Business Here is one woman’s interpretation of a 20-year bamboo fly rod making abyss. “You may say I’m a dreamer…but I’m not the only one” Boy meets girl Girl meets boy Boy is noticeably hungry Girl makes boy meatballs Boy and girl get […]
Read More Twenty years of Oyster Bamboo Fly RodsThe postman has nothing on the fly fisherman. photo credit: David Cannon So, when I met Bill…I knew he was a fly fisherman. In fact, on our first date we went fly fishing (technically the second date but this time around he actually talked to me *see introvert references and Bill being a man of very few […]
Read More So, you married a “hardcore” fly fisherman?word It’s a new year…well kind of… can we still say it’s a new year when it is almost 7% over (I did the “mathish” on that). In usual form, Oyster lunged into the New Year with dust kicking up all around us oblivious to the inevitable reflection and pause experienced by most as […]
Read More Space, Time and the Bamboo Fly RodThem: “You should franchise Oyster or try and build your brand large enough to sell it.” Me: “No.” 20 years ago, we decided that making bamboo fly rods for a living was a good idea. Why? Why would we ever dream that our passage into adulthood commerce should be anything less or more than a simple […]
Read More Small is the new BigCareer Day at Blue Ridge Elementary Bill: What is your favorite thing to do in the whole world? Barrage of answers from the kids: “Drawing!” “Hunting!” “Basketball!” “Writing!” “Hunting!” “Video Games!” “Horseback riding!” “Hunting!” Bill: Now, imagine that you are able to do that “favorite thing” your entire life and make a living. .www.oysterbamboo.com
Read More Career Day and The Bamboo Fly Rod
Bamboo Fly Rod Maker's Widow 