I am a fan of Overton's wax..and find that as opposed to other waxes,
it just absorbs a bit into the thread..makes it sticky without in any
way interfering with the bushiness and bug looking effect of dubbing.
You put it on your fingers and rub gently down the thread. I also use
it for touch dubbing, and do lots of that and, for split thread flies,
touching the thread with a bit of wax on your fingers really helps
before you split the thread..seems to help it to split better and hold
the dubbing (as in Marc Pettijean) in the thread more parallel to the
tying table thus making a much more buggy looking fly. I realize that
1. I am in the minority when it comes to wax
2. I am most fortunate to have some real Overton's wax
3. There are many flies which look better with the non-rope
dubbing for their bodies. So, which way you dub depends on the end
look you want of your fly.
4. If you want the old fashioned olive look, you must then use
real primrose silk thread and cobbler's wax (rather a dark brown) to
get the correct color.
No affiliation with Glenn Overton though I think he is a heck of a
great flytier, nice guy and maker of the world's best tying wax.
Hope this helps. Joyce
