I think that is a beautiful one. And you pin down an important point,that, in part, any pattern can be stated mathematically, and this leads to consistently good ties. (Number of turns to tie the wings, and how to apply them.) And, I’d bet that most have come to tie in this manner without conscious ...

Oh well.

It looks like it requires a google account, anyway, so I’d never see it.

Is the link still available?

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I used know a luthier who built a wooden frame by his paling area which was below the view of neighbors. The bottom of the frame was. Hardware cloth wired to 220v He’d get stale bread from a local outlet, use it as bait, an when the starlings flooded his “feeder”, he’d flip the switch. He reported t...

Yes, Mike, the problem I find now is that things are scattered over multiple threads.

If, for example, I want to see what people have posted about vises, a post may be anywhere.

In reading through various sections, the thought has o occurred to me, several times, that a new section called “Tools of the Trade” would be useful.

It could have subsections for vises, bobbins, scissors, etc.

The following announcement is from Facebook. The original text is as follows: Derek Grieve I posted this about a year ago and haven’t gotten around to it. I’m a furrier in alaska and have a ton of scraps. 3 trash bags and a tote full. I’m going to dump it all out and shuffle it up really good and wi...

The varnish from Hobby Lobby.

After looking around a bit, I found the Windsor Newton varnish is about $3 cheaper than at the art stores.

That Wapsi applicator looks neat, but not at the $9.49 Bass Pro Shop wants, or the $8.50 from Orvis.

Flymasters.com sells it for $1.99.

Any comments from a user?