Jeff, That will work if they are not real old. I am having a hard time finding the right ones that I weave the extended bodies on my Mayfly. Seems what I have been finding is just too brittle and break once bent. I agree they would be fine if the right ones can be found. Tony
--- On Sun, 4/19/09, Jeff Frye <bighawk...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Jeff Frye <bighawk...@yahoo.com> Subject: [VFB] Re: A Fly Design Question To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 11:36 AM 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 > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---