At 09:27 AM 9/22/02, you wrote: >Boy, I've been gone from the list only one day and come back to find you >guys talking about horsetail hair. Now if it was longhorn tail hair, it'd >be worthy of another discussion, but "horsetail hair" ?????VBG BTW, I use >tail hair from mares and just wash it good with a gentle dish detergent >and it becomes silky once again.
I must confess, that the information that I read was talking about using the horse tail to make up fly lines. Perhaps, what is important for strength when braiding yourself a fly line like those used in the 1700's is not as important for your use in fly tying. I would think that it may still be a consideration however, especially if you can choose to get the hair from a gelding or stallion. Ed
