Until I can find an authentic seat for a bamboo rod I am restoring I have an aluminum seat that I would like to install over the origfinal wood arbor that remains on the rod. My question is how to attach it. My first thought is 5-minute epoxy as being relatively likely to be removed by modest heat--that would be unlikely to damage the rod. Now I'm having second thoughts. Any other suggestions for a fishable attachment that can be confidently removed without damage to arbor or rod??? (If it matters the rod is a Granger Champion, which suggests that it was likely a pre-WWII rod, and therefore likely had strips glued with hide glue.

I might try hot melt glue or ferrule cement.

George Forster
Fort Collins, CO

If you know you are going to remove it later, hi temp tip top glue or ferrule cement as George mentioned is a great option. 5-minute epoxy is as difficult to remove as rod bond once it's cured.

Terry