If Teresa had a fur coat in that color I would have dumped it without asking her... dark blood red. Are you sure we mean the same patch. There were many patches of different furs in that bag. I'm sending you a picture offlist with the fly (to not spoil for swappers), to make sure we mean the same one.
/Nick On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 2:39 AM, Anthony Spezio <bambot...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Nick, > That is a patch of Russian Seal from Dot's fur coat that I hated. She had > that coat before I even knew her. Finally one day she said to "dump" it. I > cut it up and gave a lot of it away. Some of the old timers before this list > have chunks of it when I gave away bags of fur to whoever wanted it. > Glad to see it being used. > > Tony > > --- On *Tue, 12/15/09, Niclas Runarsson > <niclas.runars...@soderhamn.com>*wrote: > > > From: Niclas Runarsson <niclas.runars...@soderhamn.com> > Subject: Re: [VFB] Rope-Dub result... > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 6:49 PM > > > And not to forget the BONUS that came with this DVD: > > For the Fanatic Swap I'm currently tying a fly with a wing of something > that Tony gave me in a (quite > full) "Bits & Pieces" bag, when I stayed at his house. I had no idea what it > was. I sat in front of the TV > and saw him fiddling with a black hair patch, saying "I believe this is > Russian Sable... long dense > underfur and very few guard hairs"... and then saw the bunch of hairs after > he had cut it... I felt that > chill again. "THAT'S THE 'JOHN DOE' PATCH THAT'S LYING BY MY VISE!!!" > > So, thank's DonO. The DVD made my day... twice!! > > /Nick > > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > *Från:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] *För > *chuckalexan...@hughes.net > *Skickat:* den 16 december 2009 01:21 > *Till:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > *Ämne:* Re: [VFB] Rope-Dub result... > > Nick: Thanks a lot. I'll order some. The price is right as well, Chuck > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Niclas Runarsson<http://mc/compose?to=niclas.runars...@soderhamn.com> > *To:* > vfb-mail@googlegroups.com<http://mc/compose?to=vfb-m...@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 15, 2009 5:56 PM > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Rope-Dub result... > > A quick search in the 'IMDB' (not the "Internet Movie Data Base"... but in > the "Infamous Material Data Base") shows that it is a dubbing from Wapsi > called 'Natural Nymph Blend' (80% squirrel - 20% rabbit). It was bought in a > sport shop in Gävle in Sweden. I can't find the dubbing in Wapsi's product > catalogue though. But I found it here: > http://shopflyfishingspecialties.com/wapsi-squirrel-dubbing-pr-16669.html > > /Nick > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > *Från:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] *För > *chuckalexan...@hughes.net > *Skickat:* den 15 december 2009 23:22 > *Till:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > *Ämne:* Re: [VFB] Rope-Dub result... > > Nick: That is an awesome looking fly. It looks JUST LIKE a certain insect > that I'm trying to place but can't right now. A hellmagranite??? Or a > certain type stonefly?? I can't find the book I found it in right now, but > it looks IDENTICAL to that particular insect. Where do you get that squirrel > dubbing??? Can you make it yourself?? Thanks, Chuck > Chuck > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Niclas Runarsson<http://mc/compose?to=niclas.runars...@soderhamn.com> > *To:* > vfb-mail@googlegroups.com<http://mc/compose?to=vfb-m...@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 15, 2009 11:53 AM > *Subject:* [VFB] Rope-Dub result... > > I got the DVD yesterday. It was a big "Aha!!!" I have had the technique > explained to me in text > format once, but it seems that I had misunderstood some. That's why I have > only used it with a > limited number of materials. But now the pieces fell into place... and I > understood > what he had > meant with the words 'easy' and 'simple'..... and 'using any form of'. > > I have a squirrel dubbing that has seemed like it was made for the purpose > of giving me headache. > Short, stiff and sticky... and the noodles have been breaking into > fragments and fallen of the thread. > If someone, yesterday, had told me that it was possible to make a rock > hard and segmented body > out of that one, I would have answered: "Of course... laminate sand and you > can make a rock hard > and segmented body out of that too." > > Watched the DVD around 3 o'clock this morning (didn't yawn once). Today I > dug > out that squirrel, just to give it a try (for the sake of it). First try > attached... > > *GO DON!!!!! 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