Hi guys, Sorry, those aren't my thumbs in the photos, but Al Beatty's. I had to go pick up a mag to see how he presented the info. Didn't do a bad job at all, but he added a few things that aren't needed and left out a few handy things.
He didn't figure out how to get the hackle stem to disappear into the dubbing. And if you don't use the BIG electrical clip, the mono won't get twisted with the dubbing or peacock (too much compression). If all you have is a big clip, lubricate the mono with something slick at the spinning point, like spit or wax. If you spin the dubbing as tight as it will go, that 1st wrap can break fibers (especially feathers). He probably encountered this, so he added the back-off step, which is OK. But with synthetics and furs, that's not required. On feathers and peacock, I spin until almost tight and then let the wraps get tighter with each turn. For dubbing that starts without a bump, I also let off to wrap the first few turns without humps, then segment as the body tightens & thickens. I could tell he hasn't worked with a lot of dubbings yet, because a few of his comments work with some dubbings, but need adjustments for others. I kinda wish he had done a multi-colored fly and featured the tapering & segmenting aspects more. That's OK, as I can/will cover all of those, and about 4 hours more, in DVD 2. Thanks for posting and the heads-up, all of you. It's nice to see my technique in print by a recognized master tyer.. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 3:58 PM Subject: [VFB] Fly Tyer mag I thought I recognized those big ol fingers and then read the article. Lo and behold it was Don O’s thumbs demoing rope dubbing. good work Don.... Thank You, Alan Di Somma You know your a redneck when your Grandmother has 'ammo' on her Christmas list..... -- 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
