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Re: Split thread technique - looking for early references
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:16 pm
by Hans Weilenmann
Thank you gentlemen. Awesome
The new number is 1810...
Cheers,
Hans W
Re: Split thread technique - looking for early references
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:37 pm
by Mike Connor
SCOTCHER (GEORGE)
The Fly Fisher's Legacy. Including bibliographical, biographical and historical notes by Jack Heddon, one of 20 "Out of Series" copies on large paper, from an overall edition of 400, 30 flies dressed by Jack Heddon mounted within 4 sunken mounts, publisher's green half morocco gilt, g.e., slipcase, 8vo, Honey Dun Press, 1974
Here are some of those flies dressed by Heddon
TL
MC
Re: Split thread technique - looking for early references
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:09 pm
by DNicolson
There is a reference in W. H. Lawrie's book 'All-Fur Flies' page 65 to G. S. Marryat inventing a technique of
split thread fur hackle construction. Lawrie used Skues (Holograph Notes) as the origin of this statement.
I can't remember the date of Marryat's death, but at least it takes the split thread back a fair bit.
Re: Split thread technique - looking for early references
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:35 pm
by hankaye
Howdy All;
Did a wee bit of google and found this;
http://books.google.com/books?id=zaP74h ... at&f=false
doesn’t mention the split silk but, does mention The Capt. fishing with Halford around 1876 or so...
1810 still the target.
hank
Re: Split thread technique - looking for early references
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:40 pm
by willowhead
Totally amazing thread. Thankx for starting it Hans.
Re: Split thread technique - looking for early references
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:22 am
by daringduffer
Mike Connor wrote:SCOTCHER (GEORGE)
The Fly Fisher's Legacy. Including bibliographical, biographical and historical notes by Jack Heddon, one of 20 "Out of Series" copies on large paper, from an overall edition of 400, 30 flies dressed by Jack Heddon mounted within 4 sunken mounts, publisher's green half morocco gilt, g.e., slipcase, 8vo, Honey Dun Press, 1974
Here are some of those flies dressed by Heddon
TL
MC
Mike,
I like those flies. No 15 reminds me of the "Smoke Fly" but I'm not sure about the hackle. Do you have names and tying recipies for them?
dd
Re: Split thread technique - looking for early references
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 12:11 pm
by Mike Connor
Re: Split thread technique - looking for early references
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:01 pm
by daringduffer
No 15 would then be the "Fernshaw, Hazel or Button Fly", tied with a "Marlow buz feather" (furnace?).
dd
Re: Split thread technique - looking for early references
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:16 pm
by Mike Connor
daringduffer wrote:
No 15 would then be the "Fernshaw, Hazel or Button Fly", tied with a "Marlow buz feather" (furnace?).
dd
Yes. "Marlow Buzz", "Coch-y- Bondu", "Welshman's Button", "Hazel Fly", "Shorn Fly" all different names for the same fly, generally considered to be a beetle imitation used furnace feathers.
No. 30 Here;
Originals here;
http://www.archive.org/stream/flyfishen ... 4/mode/2up
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query ... entomology
http://www.archive.org/stream/flyfishen ... 5/mode/2up
TL
MC
Re: Split thread technique - looking for early references
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:32 pm
by Mike Connor
Also known as "Fernshaw" , Bracken clock" and other names.
TL
MC
