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Tom - will you be planning to do a compilation of the additional magic want articles like the version first available last year ?

This new Magic Wand Series is also by Rich Forhan but pertains to saltwater specific rod types. I might do another compilation book on this series but that wouldn't be until the series is complete, which will likely take a full year.

There will be a new special edition RodMaker publication at the Expo this year and I think it contains the most important work the magazine has done over the past 26 years - custom rod ergonomics. This is the one area that is woefully poor on most all commercially made rods and many custom made rods. It is an area where custom rod builders can easily outdo and outperform 99% of the commercially made rods on the planet. We have the research. We know the correct shapes and sizes that match the bio-mechanics of the human hand. Now it'll all be in one book.

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Hello Tom.

I was going through my magazines:

Vol/Issue............Article.............................................................Author.............Page.
19/4 Ergonomics Part 1, Proper Grip/Handle/Seat Diameter. By Tom Kirkman. 24
19/5 Ergonomics Part 2, Proper Grip/Handle/Seat Shape By Tom Kirkman. 24
19/6 Ergonomics Part 3, Pommels and Tapers. By Tom Kirkman. 22
20/1 Ergonomics Part 4, Surface Texture. By Tom Kirkman. 14
23/6 Ergonomics Part 7, Why Shape Matters By Tom Kirkman. 18

I could not find 5 and 6, perhaps I miss-labeled them?

Do you by any chance remember the names of the articles?



Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines.
Thanks Tom.

Bob,

New Bern, NC.