>From my point of view the ranking of the mentioned materials is difficult. It depends where and when the hait is harvested. Winter hair is basicly mor buoyant than summer hair. Hair from deers which live in colder areas is more buoyant as well. The hair has to be hollow to be buoyant. Therefore the comparadun hair might not float so well. Next: If you use the bottom part of the hair you get a bug which floats better. The tips of the hair are not hollow, therefor less floatability.
Only my thoughts Rene Germany -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Wes Wada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: Samstag, 25. Januar 2003 16:50 Betreff: [VFB] Buoyancy of hair? >Back in the Dark Ages I read an article on the relative buoyancy of fly >tying hairs. Been so long ago, I don't remember the details...and I >don't have an appropriate book to look this up. > >If you were to rank the following hairs according to how well they >float, what would the ranking be? > >Deer >Elk >Caribou >Any other good ones? > >Also are there any variations in floatability between different types >of, say, deer hair. (Coastal deer hair, deer belly, deer body, >comparadun hair, etc.) > >Thanks for the benefit of your experience. > >Wes Wada >Bend, Oregon > > >"It is better to ride the horse in the direction it is going" >-Native American proverb >
