Talented New Bamboo Rod Builder Joins Our Ranks
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Talented New Bamboo Rod Builder Joins Our Ranks
#1Hi Everyone,
I would like to introduce a new bamboo rod builder to our wonderful community here on the forum. Olivia Elia is a very talented young women who got into bamboo rod building two years ago. She is now working with me in an apprentice role to fine-tune her rod building skills and knowledge. She just spent a couple of weeks with me in my workshop working on a 7' 9" 4wt rod, an 8' 0" 7 wt rod, and started work on a third rod, final taper yet to be determined. Not only is Olivia a very talented photographer and luthier, she has tremendous skills in the workshop as well. And, she has tremendous drive to take her rod building to a higher level. Let's all give Olivia a warm welcome into our great rod building community.
Dave Dozer
Sisters, Oregon
I would like to introduce a new bamboo rod builder to our wonderful community here on the forum. Olivia Elia is a very talented young women who got into bamboo rod building two years ago. She is now working with me in an apprentice role to fine-tune her rod building skills and knowledge. She just spent a couple of weeks with me in my workshop working on a 7' 9" 4wt rod, an 8' 0" 7 wt rod, and started work on a third rod, final taper yet to be determined. Not only is Olivia a very talented photographer and luthier, she has tremendous skills in the workshop as well. And, she has tremendous drive to take her rod building to a higher level. Let's all give Olivia a warm welcome into our great rod building community.
Dave Dozer
Sisters, Oregon
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#4Welcome Olivia! Really glad you decided to join our little community.
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#5Welcome, from another person who loves fly fishing, bamboo rods, acoustic guitars and photography, albeit with less talent than you have, no doubt!
Ron
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Ron
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#6Welcome, hopefully I will get to fish one of your rods in the future.
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#7Dave, you are too kind!!! Thank you so much for the kind words.
I'm so excited to be a part of this community and learn as much as I can.
Luckily, I have the best Master around (:
I'm so excited to be a part of this community and learn as much as I can.
Luckily, I have the best Master around (:
Olivia Elia
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#9Olivia, Welcome to the forum, Looking forward to seeing the rods you build!
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#10Welcome Olivia. You have made good choices in mentors
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#11Olivia, welcome it’s great to have you here. You couldn’t have a better person to mentor you than Dave.
Regards,
Lee
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#12Welcome to the Forum. Enjoy. Cheers. Earl
....with the hope a fish will rise.
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#13Welcome to the world of rod building! Enjoy the journey.
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#16Welcome! I followed a video you did on guitar making and you are a seriously talented artisan! I'm sure, with Dave's help, you will master the craft of rod building!
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#17Great news. I'd like to stop by this winter to interview both you and her for my new book, which is finally back on the tracks.
In other news, in a few days, my friend and advisor, Royce Stearns is moving to Idaho, the land of big fish.
In other news, in a few days, my friend and advisor, Royce Stearns is moving to Idaho, the land of big fish.
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#18Hi Joe,
Great to hear that your new book is getting going. It would be fantastic if you're able to swing by the shop here in Sisters. If I'm not out fishing, I'm usually working on rods. And, Olivia will be spending a lot more time in my shop also. It would be great if you can highlight her as a "New Up-And-Coming Bamboo Rod Builder. She is very talented, and its great to see a few young bloods getting into an "old guys" field like bamboo rod building.
Dave
Great to hear that your new book is getting going. It would be fantastic if you're able to swing by the shop here in Sisters. If I'm not out fishing, I'm usually working on rods. And, Olivia will be spending a lot more time in my shop also. It would be great if you can highlight her as a "New Up-And-Coming Bamboo Rod Builder. She is very talented, and its great to see a few young bloods getting into an "old guys" field like bamboo rod building.
Dave
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#19Thank you so much for all the positive responses!
I actually just finished my bamboo rod website and thought I would share it with you all : https://www.oliviaelia.com/bamboo-rods-title-page
I also made a short video with shots from my apprenticeship with Dave Dozer! Here's a link to that if any of you are interested : https://youtu.be/OORAB-JZHWI
Let me know what you think (:
I actually just finished my bamboo rod website and thought I would share it with you all : https://www.oliviaelia.com/bamboo-rods-title-page
I also made a short video with shots from my apprenticeship with Dave Dozer! Here's a link to that if any of you are interested : https://youtu.be/OORAB-JZHWI
Let me know what you think (:
Olivia Elia
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#20Hi Olivia. I think you have done a fantastic job in developing your skills as a rod maker and web site. Good luck in your adventures.
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