Hi Neville; Actually it's much easier than it sounds. Took me all of ten minutes to make, perhaps a little longer to make a second batch of three times as large a volume as the first. The idea is to get a dubbing with a translucent effect and color similar to the original. I'm not going to go trim some wool off of a Ram's testicles, got to draw the line some where! Apparently, the urine staining gives the wool some UV qualities and adds to it's translucence. Probably similar to what's obtained using Picric acid dyes, another thing I don't think I'll fool with. Picric acid is explosive if it dries, kinda like nitroglycerin but not as potent. Potent enough from stories I've heard though. Wayneb
--- On Fri, 11/5/10, Neville Gosling <[email protected]> wrote: From: Neville Gosling <[email protected]> Subject: [VFB] Tups Indsipensible dubbing To: [email protected] Date: Friday, November 5, 2010, 4:19 PM Hi Wayne: That is a lot of trouble to go to in order to make up the dubbing. Do you think that it makes any difference to the fish? Neville Gosling From: Wayne Blake-Hedges To: virtual flybox Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 1:46 PM Subject: [VFB] RE: Rope dubbing a Tups Indsipensible Hi Dono; Here's a photo I have of some earlier attempts: http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/Waynebh/IMGP0015.jpg The fly is composed of Gutermans sewing silk abdomen, with a home made wool dubbing from the following reciepie: To prepare the dubbing, cut off approximately 25 inches of natural-shade (#098) "Fisherman's Wool". This is available from Lion Brand Yarn Company (http://www.LionBrand.com). Next, cut off 3 inches of True Red (#114) yarn, also available from Lion Brand. The dull orange (needle felting) wool comes from Felt Works Dimensions and is available from many craft stores. Take the lengths of Fisherman's Wool and red yarn and cut into half-inch pieces. First blend the Fisherman's Wool, then the red wool, then combine the two and mix again in a blender. Once these are blended, tease out approximately 1 inch of cheddar-shade needle felting wool and cut into quarter-inch pieces. Blend with the previous two. This results in a creamy pink dubbing with just a hint of dull orange scattered faintly throughout the wad." I know you can touch dub using a rope dub method, it was just not working for me. Wayneb -- 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
