I've just taken it one step further... yesterday I got too violent with a couple of flies and the thread broke by the hook. But, like you said... "memory". The ropes are still on my bench. Now I have tried another technique. You start with making a rope... and I mean a tight rope... and I mean a very tight rope... and I mean a TOO tight rope. Then you cut that rope from the bobbin and tie it in at the breaking point. Then you make another one, aaaalmost too tight. Now you have two ropes, one on the thread to your bobbin and one hanging freely... and you can start your parallel weave!!!!!! LOL It's tricky but possible. And by having one of the strands(ropes) connected to your bobbin, this is a parallel weave that you can practice without having to cut the thread first... which became another one of those "chills" I've been having. You can do this with other materials too... just tried with antron and it worked like a charm. When the weaving was done, the thread wasn't lying beside the vise, but it was in your hand, ready to be wrapped around the antron strands. ;o) /Nick
-----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] För Don Ordes Skickat: den 16 december 2009 22:58 Till: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Ämne: Re: [VFB] Another quick rope dub test... Nick, Cool fly. Better name. Also try this. After you make your rope with the dubbing and hackle, compress it towards the hook and re-tighten (like the shaping segment). This works best if you use monofilament for the core (or wire), and things get tight and friction fights you. You may have a 3" long rope that you can compress 30-50%, and it will look way buggier, with better segments, and more dense. It will also feel more life-like to a fish. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Niclas Runarsson <mailto:niclas.runars...@soderhamn.com> To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 2:13 PM Subject: [VFB] Another quick rope dub test... ... before I sit down with the Fanatic Swap flies again: Materials: Opossum & Ice Dubbing (Rust-Red-Nat. Brown) + black saddle hackle... Rock hard, segmented... and with a hackle that's as close to bullet proof as you can come. If I was to chose ONE hackled fly that I had to use for an entire season "SHOITRT" ("Saddle-Hackled Opossum & Ice Tricolor Ropodubbus Testus") -- 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 -- 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 -- 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
