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Down here we don’t have much call for tiny flies. A couple of insects are imitated with a #20 but that’d be about it. OTT they’d pretty much all be #16 upwards with a few #18 thrown in for fussy fish….

Howdy All;

Just so you don't end up throwing away a set of expensive scissors;

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=AJO ... 36&dpr=0.9

hank

The nano silk that I tried seems identical to GSP.

DarrellP wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:42 am The nano silk that I tried seems identical to GSP.

It is. J Stockard describes Nano Silk as a standard GSP and it's the only GSP that is slightly twisted and can
be split for a dubbing loop. It will cut your finger to the bone if you try to snap off a tag end by hand.

Try not to cut Nano Silk with your scissors. It dulls them in a hurry.

hankaye wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 12:56 pm Howdy All;

Just so you don't end up throwing away a set of expensive scissors;

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=AJO ... 36&dpr=0.9

hank

I have no experience with nano silk but have tied 1500-3000 flies per year for over 50 years with just three pairs of scissors. A small Arkansas hard stone will keep your scissors sharp for life. Just give the scissors a few strokes before you start tying. The secret I learned years ago to keep any cutting blade sharp is to not wait until the blade becomes dull. The pivot screw should wear out before the blade.

Tworod, thanks for the reply to this thread, I think this will be very helpful to me as to others also.
Mike.

I have been honing my scissors as needed for years with my Diamond Deb nail file.

I have gone through 3 pairs of scissors in 30 years. No cutting of wire, kevlar or paper.

Moral of the story...... I do not tie enough flies.