Mark, I've used the same method for 25 years or so now. I stack and clean my clump of deer (or moose or whatever) hair and lightly wrap the base with a flat mono thread (using a hand-whip-finish), not tight enough to flare it, but tight enough to secure it. Then I trim the butts flat and then just clip off hair (above the wrap point) as I need it. I call them 'harvest bundles'. I throw about 20 bundles in a baggie for shows, and I don't have to worry about having just the right hair for tails, wings, or muddlers. After Softex came out, I tried dipping the base in it, and that worked, but I didn't see a real advantage for the extra step. About a half-inch diameter is what I make all of my bundles. I make long and short bundles, and also elk and moose hock hair for stiff tail fibers.
Very inexpensive, and it works. Easy to store and access too. They stand on end in a shallow box for easy selection. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Klemick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 5:18 PM Subject: [VFB] Holding hair > > So the question is, what cheap little gizmo would you use to hold clumps of > hair securely, without crushing them? The hair clumps are about 10 millimeters > in diameter, almost half an inch.
