Moose mane?
--- On Sun, 4/19/09, ashley strutt <galeforce1...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> From: ashley strutt <galeforce1...@googlemail.com>
> Subject: [VFB] Re: A Fly Design Question
> To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
> Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 1:23 AM
> Hi Wes,
>
> If you've got full animal skins, have you tried
> whiskers from the face?
>
> Just an idea.
>
> Or the paint brush seems a good idea. Cut to length to
> suit,
>
> Ashley
>
> 2009/4/19 Wes Wada <wada....@gmail.com>
>
> >
> > Hi VFB,
> >
> > It's spring here (finally). This winter seemed
> r-e-a-l-l-y long.
> >
> > I have a fly design question / challenge / problem.
> >
> > I have been using microfibetts to make antennae for
> terrestrials. But
> > one fiber is really too thin. If I glue three
> together, I get a good
> > diameter, but it's a lot of trouble. The taper to
> the end of the
> > fiber is important. Standard paint brush fiber width
> is good, but
> > normal bristles on those brushes don't taper.
> >
> > Artist's paintbrushes would work, if I could find
> ones with bristles
> > at least 1-1/2" long. And boy would that brush be
> expensive.
> >
> > Can anyone think of a durable product I can use? I
> could use
> > something like bear hair, but a synthetic in clear or
> white would be
> > preferable.
> >
> > Any ideas of where to look?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Wes Wada
> > Bend, Oregon
> >
> > >
> >
>
>
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