What is the significant difference between that and the Rope-dub?
Hi Harry,
Byard had a web page showing Don's Rope-dub technique last year with Ice dubbing. He may still have there. An excerpt of that page is as follows:
"The first method using Ice Dub is "roped" unto thread, later we will show you how to accomplish the same body using wire as a core. After your thread is attached and positioned where you want your body to start pull out a tear-drop shaped hank of Ice Dub and lightly roll it on the palm of your hand. Tie in the narrow end of the dubbing where only a few fibers extend.
Now hang the bobbin in your left hand and stretch out the dubbing alongside the thread for about 2" or so. The more you stretch, the finer or narrower your segments will be. Make sure you don't pull out the fibers that are tied in at the hook- that's your roping anchor.
Start spinning the dubbing around the thread with two fingers of each hand, counterclockwise, and just spinning the top portion of the dubbing. The base of the dubbing is tied at the hook, so as you spin the dubbing gets tighter and tighter around the thread. If the end closest to the hook doesn't spin around the thread completely give it a little booster spin with your right hand fingers. It will come along.
Continue to spin the dubbing until you can't spin it any more. You should now have a thread surrounded by a slim tapering rope of dubbing. There should be no loose sections, but a lot of loose ends sticking out that sparkle. Pick out more if you want more sparkle. "
Don also indicated that the thread is used as a platform rather than twisted with the dubbing. I believe that when a thread is used within the noodle, the thread is twisted as well as the dubbing.
"And there's the rub. Tis not nobler to doodle your noodle than to rub the dub." (Wm Shakespeare)
Steve Schalla
