H.L. Leonard
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h-l-leonard-240-6058467
title:
H.L. Leonard
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Hiram Lewis Leonard, was the founder of the H.L. Leonard Rod Company. He has been regarded as the father of the modern fly rod. He was also an adventurer, gunsmith, engineer and maker of musical instruments. His exploits as a guide and hunter were written about by Henry David Thoreau. As an innovator in bamboo fly rod construction, manufacture and performance, the rodmakers Leonard trained went on to become leaders in the field of bamboo rodmaking. The rods bearing his name are sought after for
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American woodworker and rodmaker
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.L._Leonard
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2024-01-24T01:05:25Z
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