Casting A Spell by George Black, Opinion of book |
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Casting A Spell by George Black, Opinion of book |
 Jan 12 2007, 11:30 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 10-November 05 From: Ellettsville, IN (NW of Bloomington Member No.: 3671  |
Especially in light of the recent events at RL Winston and the decision of the Boo Boys to form Sweet Grass Rods, I found George Black's book an essential reminder that achieving harmony is not a matter of isolating oneself from the situation of society or the world. Keeping one's integrity professionally, personally, and even spiritually is done within changing limitations and the lack of complete control. Keeping one's integrity is a constant and demanding effort. To not include that struggle in one's view of the rods which our rodmakers offer is to demean their integrity and struggle, no matter where one is on the political or pedagogical spectrum. No one lives and produces in isolation. No one has the opportunity to maintain their honor of a chosen code in isolation.
George Black's book may not give as much fact/information of interest to collectors as desired, or as much detail about technique/development of certain makers and their rods as wished, or as much statistical/chronological information about the members of this craft and their rods as anticipated. But it told an essential truth about these craftsmen, how their craft survives and how it may continue to survive . . . and in so doing, an essential truth about the etiology of their rods. Many thanks to George and everyone who helped his book come to us. Oldstrom -------------------- Mark (AKA SecondHandWolf)
" QUOTE The purpose of myth is reconcile human consciousness with the reality that life feeds on life" Joseph Campbell |
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Jan 12 2007, 06:02 PM
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I don't get to read it til the 30th. (Birthday) I snuck in a few pages before the girlfriend caught me the other night though.
Mark |
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Jan 12 2007, 11:44 PM
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I really enjoyed it. Well written and lot's of rod making history. I've already started to reread it.
Best regards, Bob |
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Jan 14 2007, 10:23 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 10-November 05 From: Ellettsville, IN (NW of Bloomington Member No.: 3671 |
Black states at the end of the book that Jim Frank, Hal Bacon and one other rodmaker, were intending to form a new rodmaking shop tentatively called "The Kosmic Rod Co". I've heard nothing about this. Any info or rumors out there in "boo-land"?
Oldstrom -------------------- Mark (AKA SecondHandWolf)
" QUOTE The purpose of myth is reconcile human consciousness with the reality that life feeds on life" Joseph Campbell |
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Jan 14 2007, 11:48 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 505 Joined: 15-August 05 Member No.: 3207 |
The rumor lives on and hasn't actually died...apparently.
The Divine Rod Co has also been resurrected with the call to rodmakers from Michael Sinclair looking for a maker to supply him with blanks for his endeavor. I wish them all the very best! Mike -------------------- www.FishBamboo.com
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