Re: [VFB] farnishing the hook's shank

[Larry JOHNSON]

Bob and Rene:  This varnishing of the first course of thread would be a great idea.  The spun-deer-hair heads put on my Hoppers would probably much less likely to rotate when I torque so much pressure on the spinning thread if I had a SOLID, non-SLIPPING  base of thread to apply all the other materials.  The only problem I see with, it is that it would add another time-consuming step to a series of processes which pushes us all for time.  Time is the Killer.  "How many flies, this pattern or that, can you tie in an hour?"  Isn't that one of the criteria we often use?  Some of you who tie "professionally"  will really relate to the concept of "flies per hour".  Just some rambling thoughts.     Larry Johnson "Big J"  >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/27/02 11:42AM >>> Rene When I was taught to tie flys this was the first step.  You cut off 2 to 3 feet of thread ( about a meter) Wrapped a layer of thread and then half hitched.  Every thing was glued into place so to speak. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rene Zillmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 12:42 PM Subject: [VFB] farnishing the hook's shank > List, > to stir up the list and out of curiosity: > > I recently run through some flyfishng book, looking for knots (It was during > our discussion about Grinner, Blood, Barrel etc knots.). I found some > chapters about flytying basics and read the suggestion to varnish the base > layer of the hook. > The basic steps for starting a fly were: > mount hook in vise > catch thread at the hooks eye > wind a base to the hook's bend > farnish the wraps with head cement !!!!!! > continue... > > The books I learned from tying didn't suggest this varnishing, therefore I > do not include this step in my tying. Exception: large streamers where I > intend to secure body material.. > > How do you work, laquer the base? not ? why? > > to quote Joyce: Inquiring minds want to know > > Rene > Germany > > > >