Henk:
"Cardig Brushes", like Royce Dam uses, are wire
brushes for combing long haired animals. Employing
Royces' technique--the brushes are used to separate
the wool after it is cut from the hide. This enables
the tyer to simply pull off the needed amount of
material (wool) to dub the fly. It is a very simple
technique and very fast to use. I have been tying dry
flys using this technique for a couple of
years---since I seen Royce demonstrate his tying
skills at the SOWBUG ROUNDUP in Mt. Home Arkansas.
You can purchase "carding brushes" from many sources
but log onto:
www.woolery.com
that should get you going. You could also look at
local pet supply sources.
I like Royce Dam's techniques; simple and
practical--he is a colorfull character. You'd like
him.
george c.
--- Henk Verhaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On 26 Apr, 2004, at 23:47, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
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> > Hello again, everyone,
> > I was just reading a new-to-me book (The
> Practical Fly Tier:
> > No-Nonsense Patterns and Techniques for Wet and
> Dry Flies, Nymphs, and
> > Streamers by Royce Dam et al) and I'm interested
> in what a 'Carding
> > brush' is. I make my own wool dubbing and dye it,
> so I'm highly
> > curious what this device is... the context is that
> the brush makes
> > wool dubbing easier to work with in a 'strand by
> strand' fashion. At
> > first I thought it was a simple bore-cleaner for a
> gun barrel, or
> > something like that, but I'm a bit confused as to
> what the book means.
> > Could someone please shed some light on this? Is
> this the
> > 'lint-remover' brush?
>
> Formally it is the heavy wire gauge brush used to
> card flax into linen,
> or hemp into hemp fiber. For dubbing carding
> purposes, a wire pet brush
> is more than adequate.
>
> henk
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