Tony: Thanks, Great tips, I'll try them, Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 8:31 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Hackle and thread direction
> Here is a trick I use to keep the hackles out of the way. Wrap the > hackle to where you will be tying off. Just before the last wrap, strip > off the barbs and finish with a bare stem wrap. Another trick it to > slide the thread as you finish wrap on the top of the hook eye and under > the hook eye as you wrap. This will have the tread push any stray barbs > back away from the hook eye. > Tony > > Chuck wrote: > > >Tony: Thanks..I didn't think about my tie off LOL...I willprobablyjust keepdoing it the way I do > >cause The thingthat is giving me problems is with the bigolhackles it was easy to pullthem backout > >of the way todo my whipfinish... Anyway,Hope this email is the right font etc,cause I'mat my daughters cause > >my neighbor was puttin in new fieldlines to his septic tank cut a main phone line trunk, and cut phone service to the whole neighborhood,and it may be a day or two before it is fixed,so Ya'll will get a little rest from my LOUD mouth LOL,No applause LOL, Chuck > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Tony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Aug 3, 2005 3:44 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Hackle and thread direction > > > >Chuck, > > Do what works for you. I wrap clockwise because I tie off that way too. > >I find if I wrap counter clockwise and tie off clockwise the thread > >pulls the material the opposite way loosening it at the tie in point. > >Tony > > > >Chuck Alexander wrote: > > > > > > > >>Folks: I finally got me some small hackle, and am having trouble with > >>it a little... My question is this..I tie right handed,and Say, on a > >>woolly bugger, I would wrap the thread clockwise as the hook eye > >>points towards me in the vise.. Then, I WAS wrapping chenille and > >>hackle in that SAME direction.. But all night it wanted to come > >>unraveled.. So, I wound the thread clockwise, and then the chenille > >>and hackle counterclockwise, so, that when I went to tie it off, the > >>thread would cross over the hackle and/or chenille and seem to hold > >>better.. Is there anything Wrong with doing it this way???? My DVD's > >>and Books show them all doing it the same way I was doing it, in the > >>same clockwise direction.. Or is this one of those "Whatever works for > >>you is the right way"???? Thanks in advance, Chuck > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. > Experience the convenience of buying online with [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > >
