Be careful when you do that a lot of those feathers are not colorfast! Bobh
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mark romero Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Wing Posts Birdie, i like turkey flats, and one of the best and cheapest ways to get them is to go to your Walmart or wherever, and just buy a duster. You can usually find them in lots of different colors, pink, yellow, orange, white, green, whatever. Buy them all, lol. Fly shops will just rip you off in comparison price wise. All your going to do is scrunch up the tip of the feather anyway, and tye it in for a post. You sure as heck do NOT need to be paying fly shop prices for that. I buy feather dusters all the time for different things. Some have decent Ostrich Herl,..... others just have feathers dyed in a color(s) i like. Always keep your eyes open for materials in places you might not think of as a materials place. I paid 79 cents each for huge packages of tinsel the other day.....Christmas decorations, silver, gold, and red. Go For It. mark... >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [VFB] Wing Posts >Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 21:03:53 +0100 (CET) > >Birdie, >the easiest way are the foam posts, but I don't like them. Maybe >because I'm more a traditionalist. Tying for the foam swap though... >I dislike the Antron as well, in this case because of it's low >performance. I know, others are very satisfied with this stuff for >parachute wings. Maybe you have different stuff over there. >Calftail. My no. 1 choise. Stiff, even when wet. Neat to handle, I like >natural materials. >Recently I tied a lot with feathers for the posts. Got a big bag of >white feathers, I asume from hens or goose, like the ones you have in >your pillow. Yes, we still have feathers in our pillows here. <G> Maybe >like turkey flats, but from hens... > >Don't forget to add a drop of glue into the post after finishing the >fly. > >Best >Rene > > >Brian Burgess schrieb: > > OK so now I have talked myself into joining Ricks > > parachute swap. > > > > What I need to know is what is the best material for the > > wing posts ? Foam, Deer Hair Antron Yarn ? > > > > Any help appreciated > > > > Birdie
