thanks. Joyce
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com wrote:
Joyce,
More accurately it would be the 'butt end' that I'm tying down, but that's
not totally right, either. With saddle hackles being a foot long (or
more) and all of one size along the length, there is no longer a 'small end'
or a 'large end'- it's all the 'sweet spot'. One reason to tie the butt end
(or bird-side) down is that it's easier to fasten down than the tip
end. Second, it is less likely to pull out from under the thread, because
of the 'knap' (like a hair follicle being one-directional for friction).
Since many flies can be tied from the same hackle, you're rarely really
working with the actual 'base' of the hackle, and that is usually trimmed
off because of a wee bit of body web at the base.
I don't have AK's book, so I'll have to look up what he does. John Schaper
and I worked this up when he was the chief hackle grader at Whiting Farms
about 8 years ago. The 'new' genetic saddles with the very fine main stems
is what allowed us to reverse-hackle flies without laying down hackles. This
does not look near as nice using neck hackles, as the stem is thicker. We
developed a pattern of hackle overlay that was especially useful in size 18
and smaller 'Winger-style' dry flies. Since Wingers tie in with a thin base
stem, it's possible to make the hackling much more dense at the wing tie-in
points.
So two things were necessary for this approach- the genetic saddle hackles
and Winger necks, both of which we had a warehouse full at our disposal.
*:*o)
Don
- Original Message -
*From:* Joyce Westphal westpha...@gmail.com
*To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
*Sent:* Tuesday, December 01, 2009 8:54 PM
*Subject:* Re: [VFB] Joyce- dry fly hackles
Don, your fly follows what A K Best does in his book, Production Fly Tying.
Do you tie in large end or small end of the feather first? Thanks. Joyce
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