Hi Keith and Deb........cool tip Deb. Keith, i wish you could come to the
demo i'm doing tonight. I'll be doing bodies using a dubbing loop. It's very
easy actually. Just take your thead and pull down six inches or so, (more or
less), and then bring it back up to the shank and over and around itself to
lock it. Now you have a loop that cannot come undone. Advance the thread at
least to where you know you will be ending up after wrapping. Wax the back
side of the loop if you like, both sides if you like, or don't use any wax,
that's up to you. Insert your materials in the loop and collasps the loop on
the materials so they can't fall out (another reason to use a bit of wax),
attach hackle pliers, and twist to the degree you like. I twist clockwise,
until my materials are gathered to my likeing but not to where i loose some
spikyness depending on the materials being used. When i do salmon fly bodies
this way, i always pick them out afterwards also. It's a nice effect to have
the bodies look as though they have hackle in them (wheather they actually
do or not) by picking them out. I gotta go Bro. I'll show you during the
"Gathering" in June. mark.....................
From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [VFB] dubbing loop
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 09:29:19 -0500
Keith
There is a book called Hair-Hackle Tying Techniques & Fly Patterns by
Gordon Mackenzie. Frank Amato Publications. ISBN 1-57188-229-4 for the
spiral bound version. A most excellent book for flies tied with this
method. He has some beautiful salmon and steelhead patterns in it. You
could work from these ideas. I picked mine up at Barnes and Noble.
Deb
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Subject: [VFB] dubbing loop
I am looking to produce some Spey flies that use a dubbing loop with
arctic fox or rabbit strips. This may sound amateurish but I have never
used a dubbing loop. Could someone help me?????
Thanks Folks
--Keith Burtis
Bears Den Woodshop
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