Count me in. It's a thoughtful testament to Mark's memory.

William put this more eloquently, but I'm happy to hear that others are challenged by seal. I spent the weekend working on flies for the swap, and had somewhat of a hard time, as this is my first time using it. I'm learning a lot from this discussion. I tried a variety of methods over a couple of da...

Aw, shucks, y'all. I didn't do anything that a mildly curious tyer, with a little time on his hands and an unusually understanding significant other, wouldn't do. I've personally seen and learned from Ray and Tim's many experiments, and have learned more than I could ever repay from many, many other...

I recall reading somewhere -- I can't currently find the reference -- that the Dettes switched from lard to Crisco, so I figured it would be okay (it was an aside, rather than part of a larger section on tying wax, if I remember correctly). And Marvin Nolte's article on FAOL, which is *extremely* us...

MM, Not hijacking at all -- very interesting stuff. Suet is available here -- it's most commonly used, I'm told, for bird feeders for winter. And great wax recipes. I purchased all that rosin because I want to experiment my way through a number of wax recipes (without, hopefully, burning my house do...

Thanks, all -- it was a lot of fun, and the smoke wasn't as bad as it appeared in the photo. More of a haze, really -- but i was still glad the wife wasn't home!

I came home today to find this on my front porch: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y449/scullionchilds/wax/wax1of39_zpsec328225.jpg Why the package in a bag, I wondered. Perhaps because the postman was worried that it might rain? No, unfortunately not. It was in a bag because, evidently, the cont...

Thanks, Ruard (and Bill) -- I'll keep a fire extinguisher handy. Bill, I really appreciate the advice, and your explanation of pulling the wax. I did have success previously with the Nolte recipes; it's a good place to start. That leads to a question, however: in my various reading on the web, I've ...

Sorry about the delay in getting back to this... but I had to dig out the camera to begin to answer William's question. More on that later. First, on kitchens: we have an great big old (circa`1890s) house (such things are affordable in Western NY, as long as one has some DIY aptitude). The third flo...

Those of you who know me know I have a bit of a fascination with tying wax. I use it whenever I tie -- I keep a daub on the knuckle of my left index finger, a la Davie McPhail. Ray was kind enough, after I met him at a demo, to email me links for the various threads and recipes on this forum and els...