Could you send the photos to me too. Thanks! Eric --- Kevin McClean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Don, Tony, > > I'm a bit late on this one but really appreciate it > if you could forward the > photos on to me. > > Kev > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Chris Rozmajzl > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 5:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Speckled cree necks- Tony > > > > Tony, > Could you forward those photos to me? It would help > in following Don O's > explanation. > Thanks in advance, > > Chris R. > > At 11:06 AM 2/29/2004, you wrote: > >Don, > >The photos are on their way There are a couple with > the price still on the > >bag.. > >Feel free to make comments on the list. We can all > learn. > >Tony > > > > > >DonO wrote: > > > >>Tony, > >>Can you send me a photo of those two necks, > please? > >>I am curious, as I'm not familiar with a speckled > cree. > >>All of the cree I've seen is bar- cree (and the > variants). > >>I have many mottled and speckled capes, but none > in the > >>traditional cree colors. > >>So I would really appreciate a look-see. > >>Thanks, > >>DonO > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:00 AM > >>Subject: Re: [VFB] Any openings in swaps? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Here is a story about my experience with hackles. > I was on a trip to > >>>Maine and stopped in LL Bean. They had a bin of > closeouts that the > >>>salesman was putting out. > >>>They were small necks @ 50 cents each. Having > travel money I splurged. > >>>Picked out 50 necks figuring I could trade them > for something. They were > >>>all natural necks. In the bunch there were some > necks like I had not see > >>>before. There were mottled and speckled brown , > black and cream . I I > >>>picked out 25 of those. I made a stop a fly shop > in New Hampshire and > >>>was telling the owner about the necks. He wanted > to see them. Then he > >>>made me an offer, he would trade the 9' 9 wt I > was looking at for some > >>>of those necks. He took 20 of the 25 speckled > necks and a couple of > >>>others. He is a commercial tyer and was going to > use them for tying > >>>Adams dry flies. He wanted all of the speckled > ones but I wanted to give > >>>a couple to my tying group. I kept five > >>>I will make this short. When I showed them to my > tying buddy, he said, > >>>Those are Cree and offered me 10.00 each. > >>>I still have two of the necks and really hate to > pluck any feathers off > >>>of of them. > >>>That is what happens when you are not educated on > what you have. > >>>Tony > >>> > >>>J&A Burbank wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>I tie the majority like Tony does, but I also > tie a good number of them > >>>> > >>with > >> > >> > >>>>Grizzly dyed golden brown. It's a wonderful > color that I got in last > >>>> > >>years > >> > >> > >>>>co-op and I'd like to get a half saddle in it. > >>>> > >>>>Byard, is that something you can take care of? : > ) > >>>> > >>>>Jim > >>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>From: "Tony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 7:06 AM > >>>>Subject: Re: [VFB] Any openings in swaps? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>I tie them with a grizzly and brown hackle > inter wound with each other. > >>>>>Tony > >>>>> > >>>>>Rene Zillmann wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Bob, > >>>>>>Don says the same. Ok, 2:1, maybe I loose <G>. > I read the scan from > >>>>>>the Herters book you sent me. There are 2 > hackles mentioned, but no > >>>>>>colors, only the type of rooster. > >>>>>>Have to investigate > >>>>>>Rene > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Bob Haering wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>Rene I think it is cree that is used in the > original. It was invent > >>>>>>>here in Michigan after all. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>> > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >>>>>>>On Behalf Of Rene Zillmann > >>>>>>>Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 4:21 PM > >>>>>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>>Subject: Re: [VFB] Any openings in swaps? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Don, > >>>>>>>btw: i still have to name my pattern. I'll > intent to ty an Adams in > >>>>>>> > >>its > >> > >> > >>>>>>>original dressing as good as I can get the > materials. No cree needed, > >>>>>>>if memory serves the old pattern used some > badger.. > >>>>>>>Rene > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > === message truncated ===
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