Walter E. Carpenter

Walt Carpenter is a legendary master bamboo rod maker. From his work at H. L. Leonard to managing the E. F. Payne Rod Company and operating his own W. E. Carpenter Rod Company, Carpenter has become nationally and internationally renowned. His workmanship, actions, and historical applications have kept the Hudson Valley School of Rodmaking in the forefront. The Carpenter family has created the Carpenter Collection and Hudson Valley Rod Shop. It is a working museum assembled around the Kosmic/Thomas beveler from 1889 and includes the machinery from Payne, Thomas, and Leonard to teach the American rod making craft.