RE: [VFB] Materials souces for the poor

[Reuven Segal]

The piece I have has 4 separate colours…..black, brown, mostly blonde and the black/brown with blonde tips. I will be trying to contact some other taxidermists to see what other goodies pop up, and to share with some other guys at the club who are having a tough time. While this week I scored some decent pieces, the previous couple of times I was given mainly stuff suitable for small to medium caddis sized stuff.   I went today to a smallish animal park. They had emu, ostrich, peacock, various deer, llama, camel and kangaroo, ducks, geese and alpaca………all I could see was tying material on legs!!! My wife commented on this crazed look in my eyes- couldn’t figure out what was wrong. I searched all around but couldn’t find anything special in the way of materials that wouldn’t run away from me. I ended up making a deal with the owner and paid 2 bucks for a dozen peacock feathers, including some swords……just in time as I’d just about run out.   R   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Peter Gramp Sent: Sunday, 2 April 2006 11:23 AM To: vfb@troutnet.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Materials souces for the poor   Nyala, in my opinion, is one of the best (and most difficult to find) materials I've used for quill-body-style dries, leaving an almost variegated/gradually-darkening effect from tip to stem!  Males typically have a "mohawk" down their spine that is black or very deep brown at the hide and gradually gets lighter to the platinum-blonde color at the tips... when these are dyed, then wrapped (wet, to prevent splitting), they gradually progress from the dyed color to the black color - a dream to see!  I can only immagine how it is to tie streamers with! Just my 2 cents... keep me posted on how it works for your uses, Pete