Thanks to all for the helpful suggestions on roughing forms.  I don't have
much to contribute except possibly a taper or 2 from rods I have..
This is one of my favorite rods, a Ritz Fario Club, 8 1/2 ft staggered
ferrule for a 6 wt.  This particular rod was marketed by Abercrombie and
Fitch(made by Pezon et Michel of course) and came from the estate of
William Conrad, the actor who was the voice of Matt Dillon on the radio
version of Gunsmoke and on the tv series "Cannon".  I am graphing tapers to
get a feel for what they look like...I'll have to figure out how to use
hexrod and run this one through just out of curiousity.

0        .093
5        .103
10        .120
15        .143
20        .161
25        .168
30        .178
35        .198
40        .210
45        .223
50        .232
55        .253  interpolated from 53 and 57 as this is where ferrule is
60        .268
65        .280
70        .290
75        .290
80        .296
85        .304
90        .312
.#
#measurements taken over original varnish, I would judge average thicknes..
Mike Leitheiser

"When the trout are lost, smash the state."
                                   Tom McGuane