Thanks Gerry. I have heard of Agoutter's somewhere in the distant past, possibly from a link on one of the second hand tackle websites. I have a couple of books on bamboo rod building - Richard Walker's and one by G. Lawton Moss. Both have different building methods. I'm not going to be building anything spectacular but I would like to make my own small spinning rod for perch. Yes, I know decent spinning rods are cheap enough now suitable for perch - I have a Daiwa Samurai - but that is not the point. I just want to have a go at building a cane rod.
I'll check out that website, cheers.
Kevan