I have spring break in a week I am going to have to give the ole mole a dub! Don, I think your brain went Sssssssssssssssss................... long before rope dubbing. I won't tell.
Bob Haering [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of DonO Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 6:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] package received 'Bout the same, Bob, 'bout the same. Cussed them both. Just kidding. ;^ ) Just had to figure out what the fur wanted, what was its intent, its goals, its desires. Once I understood it, it was easy. "Be the fur. Be the fur." That's the ticket. <G> Anybody got some mouse dubbing? This is your brain... This is your brain after rope-dubbing mole hair. SSSSsssssss... DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Haering" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 4:29 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] package received > Dubbin' mole now that is an accomplishment! That stuff is just plain > nasty! Tell me DonO is it as bad as flashabou dubbing! > > Bob Haering > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of DonO > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 5:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] package received > > Joyce, > Iain informed me that this was not mink, but mole hair! I just got > through > working with it and was able to rope-dub it by itself, which was 'quite' > the > challenge. I've blended mink with chinchilla before to make it more > workable, and various other things, but the deal with Iain was to rope > the > most difficult dubbings he could find, and he found some good'uns. > (This > mole hair was not even a quarter of an inch long.) But I got them all > roped, including the seal, and am sending him a photo in just a second. > > I got lots of mink if you need some, since you use a lot. Can you use > some > chinchilla? I also got a nice Cock d'Leon saddle that would make great > streamers, if you could use it. > > Waiting to get your flies, haven't seen them yet. > > Thanks, > DonO > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joyce Westphal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 3:00 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] package received > > > > Don, mink does dub very well on its own..but, if you need to make it a > bit > > more "ropeable", blend several inches of very neutral wool yarn (I > like > Wool > > Ease chunky which is 70% wool, 30 acrylic), makes the mink dub very > nicely> > > I use lots of mink. The guard hairs make great tails and it makes > great > > GRHEs (or is that mink ears?). Joyce > > > > >
