Lou
I use a lacquer thinner, which contains toluene and acetone. Veniards Celaire used to be a favor of mine. However, I stop using it once it be a came difficult to obtain.

Best of luck on your search.
Dana

Nice pattern Norm. In particular, I really like the married wing.

All are nice, I still never catch anything on purple……

nfrechet wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:24 pm

Beautiful!
Thanks, Norm!

That would be excellent Ray, thanks very much for the offer. One of the keys with scotch tie hackle is that all of the larger feathers at the bottom of the neck now have a use other than being relegated to the streamer pile. We’ve all had that feeling: you find a beautiful honey dun neck but the siz...

Thanks Ray. Unfortunately, my skill level at providing a step-by-step instruction is nowhere near the rest of you guys….

Wow, that’s just crazy Norm, another masterpiece from your vise.

I’d love to see that fly tipped on its side to view the crimson tag…….

I once said that in my next life I wanted to come back as a bare hook in Carl's vise. That still stands, but it won't hurt my feelings one bit if I land at Doug's house. Outstanding work, Doug! ...Dana, these look a lot like the ties you sent up to me! Same swept back hackling... Good point Mike. T...

In the top drawer of my tying desk, I have an old Wapsi fly company head cement jar. Since I started tying seriously in 1986, any defective hooks found in packages would be stored here…. Saltwater to midges, every manufacturer and country are represented here.
Why? I have no idea.
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