I am just saying that the cheap feathers from craft stores ect are not always colorfast. Read the container carefully. I generally bleach or whiten then dye my own materials.
BobH -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rob poutre Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 5:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [VFB] Wing Posts Bob~ I agree with you that you can buy certain materials for a cheaper price at certain big stores, but this just insures that your local flyshop may go under. I think you should be supporting your local shop rather than feed the coorporate beast. What do you think Byard? Rob P. --- Robert G Haering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
