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Re: Head question

Post by chugbug » Wed Nov 16, 2022 4:06 pm

Whip it good
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Re: Head question

Post by Mike62 » Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:44 pm

chugbug wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:14 am Devo?
"Wax that whip --
Make it really stick!"
Ha! ...gawd, I hated Devo.

"Whip it, whip it good"

Okay, so how many bad 80's musical references can we find? I'm thinking Ian Drury and the Blockheads might turn up... (hit me with your rhythm stick).
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Re: Head question

Post by DUBBN » Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:16 am

Ha ha ha

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Re: Head question

Post by hankaye » Thu Nov 17, 2022 1:35 pm

Chucklin' Howdy;

Read the following;
Mike62 wrote: Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:38 pm I'm a wax and whip man.
and had the thought; "Man have I got the ex-wife for you!" :roll:
:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Head question

Post by letumgo » Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:00 am

LOL!!!

Thanks for the laughs! You guys crack me up!
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Re: Head question

Post by Terrestrial12 » Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:30 pm

"Spiders" I just whip finish. Maybe it's just my particular recipe but wax gets sticky from the friction of the whip finish and will grab and snap my silk at the worst possible moment. Plus i was taught a super tiny 3 turn head was the mark of a well tied fly. On bigger wet flies I'm guilty of using thin uv resin but I'm told by production tyers that's a bad idea. I don't know but it looks great and I've never had a problem with it. I would likely use head cement on nymphs and such more but I can't find anything I'm happy with and I'm tired of buying new stuff. I want thin, penetrating, glassy head cement. I don't want new water based crap....I want the stuff from the 80s that gives people In California and Rhode Island cancer!
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Re: Head question

Post by JohnMD1022 » Thu Dec 15, 2022 4:04 pm

I believe it was Datus Proper who advocated using artist’s varnish.
A 2.5 oz bottle of Windsor Newton costs about $6-7 at Hobby Lobby or $9-10 at an art supply shop.
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Re: Head question

Post by redietz » Fri Dec 16, 2022 1:14 pm

I usually finish with Veniard's Cellire, but for spiders with well waxed thread, I don't bother.
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Re: Head question

Post by Fishnkilts » Fri Dec 16, 2022 9:30 pm

Terrestrial12 wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:30 pm "Spiders" I just whip finish. Maybe it's just my particular recipe but wax gets sticky from the friction of the whip finish and will grab and snap my silk at the worst possible moment. Plus i was taught a super tiny 3 turn head was the mark of a well tied fly. On bigger wet flies I'm guilty of using thin uv resin but I'm told by production tyers that's a bad idea. I don't know but it looks great and I've never had a problem with it. I would likely use head cement on nymphs and such more but I can't find anything I'm happy with and I'm tired of buying new stuff. I want thin, penetrating, glassy head cement. I don't want new water based crap....I want the stuff from the 80s that gives people In California and Rhode Island cancer!
Have you tried Hard as Hull Penetrating ? Comes in a brown bottle. The first coat sinks into the thread and then let it dry a bit. Then add a second coat and it looks like UV resin.
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Re: Head question

Post by Terrestrial12 » Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:38 am

No I haven't tried that one yet but it looks like the real deal. I'll try it!
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