----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 2:49
PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] farnishing the hook's
shank
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"
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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"
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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
>
>
>
>
