I get the wood working magazine and supply catalogs and I've read about making barrels and flower pots with router bits that bevel the edges of planks so they can be attached in a "circular" fashion to one another thus forming a "tube".

Does anyone have a contact or know of a wood worker that sells hexagonal shaped boxes as rod tubes for the bamboo industry?

Thanks,

Dj

I haven't gotten into just building and selling the tubes but I built and sold tubes with eight of my custom rods this last season.

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Looks good. I've built hem with my tablesaw, not too accurate. Where did you get the bit?
DJ, can't help with your question, sorry.

Mike

Mike, for the life of me, I can't remember where I ordered the 30° chamfer bit I'm using but it only cost me about $20 KE

If you can do a 'boo rod, then this case is a cinch. 30 degree bit was about $18 at Lowes.
Gene

I know several people that have made hex rod tubes. They all used their tablesaws to make the 30 degree cut. The trick is to use the rip fence and a feather board, to hold the slats down against the table, and to cut it a few thousandths over sized. Then, guess what..., you make a couple of passes with your Stanley 9 1/2 to plane down to final dimensions. I suppose the router table and 30 degree beveling bit would be a little easier, if you have a good router table.

I have made a hexagonal Bluebird house this way, just to test the techniques. It is a bit of a challenge, but the results are nice. I may try a rod tube next summer.

my name is charlie cole i make hex rod cases never thought about making them for sale.if anybody would like to do business with me concerning this drop me a email,iwill return a anser. i make any size or length out of any kind of wood although i pre fer spanish cedar and blk. walnut.also willing to trade out for different bamboo making tool or clums.regards charlie my email is cecolefly@hot mail.com.

Hi folks,

The cases Charley makes are really nice. When my customers ask for a hex case, I'll be asking Charley about getting a few.

Harry

Charlie...that's just about as good as gettin' on Oprah!



Jeremy.

My name is charlie cole reidsville, nc and i do make the hexagon rod cases , i make them out of most any kind of wood that i have at my disposal. If anyone here interested , please email me cecolefly@hotmail.com phone 336 552 8201 kindest regards charlie

My name is charlie cole reidsville, nc and i do make the hexagon rod cases , i make them out of most any kind of wood that i have at my disposal. If anyone here interested , please email me cecolefly@hotmail.com phone 336 552 8201 kindest regards charlie