I try to use as much pressure as the thread will take. I sometimes use a
wrap or two at a moderate presuure to get the material position and then
bind it down with a couple of hard wraps to secure it. Glue is for
assembling rods!
Regards
Mel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rene Zillmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 9:58 AM
Subject: [VFB] Securing Burgers ..errrr.. material on hooks
Gang,
I shouldn't read all posts on this list...
A serious question: How do you secure your materials on the hook??? It's
serious, continue reading.
When I browse through my beginner books, I usually read suggestions, to ty
'near to the breaking strength' of the thread. Some authors advice,
intentionally to break the thread, just to feel the limit. I seldom test
my thread, but usually I ty at the breaking edge. this style of tying
gives you some extra thrill if it is about to secure feather wings and
similar. It takes some practice to secure the materials without twisting
the feathers etc.
In the last time I had the plesaure to watch a famous salmon fly tyer (
forgot the name, though - Altzheimer is calling) at a local show. He
didn't tied down the materials very hard, he worked with moderate thread
tension, after each step he added some cement (supeglue) to the junction.
In the videos on the web, which we recently discussed, I saw the same
technique.
Therefore my question: How are you'all working - with hard thread tension,
or with super glue. Are we all going to become fly gluer, or do we remain
fly tyer?
Rene
tying and glueing in Germany
IOFF, VFB, Germany
sometimes eating fast food....
