Eye candy and more
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Re: Eye candy and more
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….
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Re: Eye candy and more
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
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
Striving for a less complicated life since 1949...
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Re: Eye candy and more
The nano silk that I tried seems identical to GSP.
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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.
Re: Eye candy and more
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.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
Re: Eye candy and more
Tworod, thanks for the reply to this thread, I think this will be very helpful to me as to others also.
Mike.
Mike.
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I have been honing my scissors as needed for years with my Diamond Deb nail file.
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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.
Moral of the story...... I do not tie enough flies.