Another method is to place your dubbing material in a sandwich bag. Then get a can of pressurized computer cleaner. Push the tube into the opening of the bag. Give the material a "blast". It really does a good , fast job of blending dubbing.
________________________________ From: Chuck Alexander <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 1:04:06 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] blending dubbing DonO: Maybe you can put the "wet rope dubbing" in our second video, Chuck ----- Original Message ----- >From: Don Ordes >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 1:47 AM >Subject: Re: [VFB] blending dubbing > > >Joyce, > >LOL, no rain on my parade. I just don't pre-blend a lot of dubbings- this was >a special case. I make 'quick-blends' for the rope-dub for color variations, >mottling, and graduations from light to dark, and I do those right on the >core-material when I start the rope. > >On this occasion, the water blend was quick and easy and not messy at all, and >I didn't have to find any brushes, so it took only about 5 minutes. The damp >natural fur dubbing was something I wanted to try to rope with, so I got that >in the bargain. Wet chinchilla is next on the list, then wet syn-seal. I'm >thinking the chinchilla will make the perfect sowbug if I can get the segments >tight enough, and the dampness may be the key. (Like some tiers steam their >deer-hair before they pack it.) > >So, maybe for some things, the brush method is great- especially larger >quantities for matching flies. But I'm always slow to discard something >before I check out all of the possibilities. (I've learned that through 35 >years of engineering.) I like the water-blend method and have some ideas and >experimentation to do with damp dubbing. I'll even try the conditioner idea, >but I don't think the rope-dub will care once the dubbing is damp, or even >wet. hmmmm.... more ideas coming in. > >One thing I'm thinking of is that the wet-blend method will also tell me what >natural furs I have that are naturally waterproof, and I'll make dry-fly >blends with those. What about some natural oil, like preen-gland oil, added >to the mix to make a dry-fly dubbing (instead of the conditioner)? > >We do have some doggie brushes upstairs, and a Shitzu and a calico cat. Next >brushing will yeild some dubbings and I'll also try it your way with the >brushes. I don't know what the old-fashioned wool cards are, though. > >So I'm not discarding your suggestion, as it's a good one. That's why you >didn't rain on my parade. You just added another float to it. >And so my parade got longer, >and only my dubbing got wet. ;o) > >Don >----- Original Message ----- >>From: Joyce Westphal >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:40 PM >>Subject: Re: [VFB] blending dubbing >> >>forgot to mention that you go to Wal mart or wherever and get two of those >>wire bristled kitty or doggie brushes. >> >> >>On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Joyce Westphal <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>That is a lot of work..there's a much simpler way and no waiting for it to >>dry. Take your yarn, synthetics and put that with pinches of the flash, hair, >>whatever you want to mix on one brush. Rub the other brush against it, like >>old fashioned wool cards. It takes a few minutes of rubbing the dubbing >>makings back and forth between the brushes, and voila! perfect dubbing ready >>to use. Surely beats the water method and the mess that brings. I'd never go >>back to the messy, sloppy water method. Don't mean to rain on your parade, >>but this way is SO much easier and simpler. Joyce >>> >>> >>> >>>On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Don Ordes <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>I just tried something that worked well. Has anyone else done this? Beats >>>getting dubbing in my espresso via my coffee grinder. I found one hit on >>>the internnet so it is not novel, but I also don't think it is as common as >>>the coffee grinder method. >>>> >>>>I needed to blend some rabbit-dubbing with some ice-dub, flash dub, & quick >>>>descent. I needed a good blend and no lumps in the blend. So I filled up >>>>a tupperware dish about the size of a coffee-cup with hot tap-water. I >>>>added the rabbit dubbing and then chopped up the other 3 dubbings over the >>>>container. >>>> >>>>I stirred until everything broke up and was a well blended soup, than I >>>>drained almost all of the water out, leaving the dubbing. I stirred it one >>>>more time to make sure the quick-descent was mixed in, then I poured it all >>>>out through a paper towel to strain it and then used the paper towel to >>>>soak up all of the extra water. >>>> >>>>The result was a damp glob of well-blended hilited part-natural dubbing. >>>>Working with it damp gave me a very tight well-defined segment. But I'm >>>>letting the rest dry so I can fluff it a bit and tie some fuzzy hares ears >>>>that have cool colors mixed in with the rabbit. These colors will >>>>accentuate the segments more and give the fly some flash in place of the >>>>gold rib, which always get bitten loose. >>>> >>>>DonO >>>> >>>>-- >>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" >>>>group. >>>> >>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>[email protected] >>>>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 [email protected] >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>[email protected] >>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 [email protected] >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected] >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 ________________________________ >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 9.0.722 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2594 - Release Date: 12/30/09 >01:27:00 >-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. 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