Apparently the Glanros style wing is now the Scott Sanchez style wing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87daE7z8doY&t=352s
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- Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:55 am
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Henwing Adams (Winged Wet/Emerger)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 25210
- Tue Aug 20, 2024 10:18 am
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Cellulite Fly Tying Thread
- Replies: 14
- Views: 15146
Re: Cellulite Fly Tying Thread
I'd be interested in a few of the colors.
- Thu Jun 27, 2024 9:25 am
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Cellulite Fly Tying Thread
- Replies: 14
- Views: 15146
Re: Cellulite Fly Tying Thread
Is this the same as cottage cheese thread?
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:59 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Rainbow Beaver Flymph
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10643
Re: Rainbow Beaver Flymph
Here is a link to an Ebay seller that I have ordered from. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ssn=crystalcreekfibers&store_name=crystalcreekfibers&_oac=1&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197 Firestar and Angelina fibers are what are marketed in the fly tying trade as Ice, Arizona, Krystal, SLF, ...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:33 am
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Peacock and Starling (Glanros / Henwing Style)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 21904
Re: Peacock and Starling (Glanros / Henwing Style)
Serrated and given the intended surgical use they are very gentle on hackles whether at the stem or tip.FlyFisherMann1955 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 7:38 am Tworod,
Are the jaws on your clamp smooth or serrated?
Thanks- Ken
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 12:03 pm
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Peacock and Starling (Glanros / Henwing Style)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 21904
Re: Peacock and Starling (Glanros / Henwing Style)
A solution for tiny delicate hackles of any type is a micro-vascular clamp. You can find them on the internet and are commonly used for eye surgery. Excellent for tiny dry fly hackle too though with the genetic hackles being 6-12 inches long these days the need is a lot less than days of yore. Here ...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 5:35 pm
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: CELLIRE thinner
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13138
Re: CELLIRE thinner
Have you tried mineral spirits?
Naptha may also work.
Naptha may also work.
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:36 pm
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Question - Looking for full Melanistic Pheasant skin
- Replies: 16
- Views: 30663
Re: Question - Looking for full Melanistic Pheasant skin
Did you get your melanistic yet? I was tying a bunch of Sparrows and had to go into my pheasant box. Here are some pictures of an unpicked melanistic cock skin and flank feathers along with a picture of some melanistic hen flank. The hen skin is a prized possession but is well picked over. The photo...
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:29 pm
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Question - Looking for full Melanistic Pheasant skin
- Replies: 16
- Views: 30663
Re: Question - Looking for full Melanistic Pheasant skin
Here is a piebald. Nice with only a few applications.
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 11:15 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Golden Rod
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2943
Re: Golden Rod
Three ideas that can help with seals fur. 1. Put varnish on the tying thread. Just swipe the thread with a needle dipped in varnish. If you tie a large number of flies your fingers will get very sticky after a while and you will have to clean them before you can proceed with tying. 2. Use a heavier ...