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Thanks John.

Cellire is varnish and here is the gold standard of varnish.
If you use varnish throughout the tying process flies become bomb proof. This includes swiping your tying thread with varnish before applying dubbing. It is the easiest way to dub seal's fur.

Do you use a bodkin for this process?

Rumpf is great stuff.... cut with lacquer thinner

Shellac - thin with alcohol

tworod wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:54 am Cellire is varnish and here is the gold standard of varnish.
If you use varnish throughout the tying process flies become bomb proof. This includes swiping your tying thread with varnish before applying dubbing. It is the easiest way to dub seal's fur.

Man O War is the best !!

letumgo wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:10 pmThanks John.

I had to correct that.

letumgo wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 11:17 am Do you use a bodkin for this process?

Yes, just run the bodkin along the thread when dubbing. I use varnish throughout a fly using my bodkin to apply a touch at all critical steps.

tworod wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:54 am Cellire is varnish and here is the gold standard of varnish.

I'm no chemist, but Cellire and Spar Varnish are as far as I can tell very different things. Man-o-War spar has a mineral spirits base; Cellire has toluene. Perhaps someone which a chemical engineering background can explain this with more clarity--and also outline the toxicity risks.

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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?

The varnish from Hobby Lobby.