Reuven, Same person, yes he is a gentalman. Will send some photos to you off list, I think I sent you a Mayfly with the foam wing last week. Tony
--- Reuven Segal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the surname of this guy is Belfer if I am > not mistaken. I asked him > if he was prepared to send a sample to Oz and he > obliged (this is going back > close to a year ago). Nicely tied fly included as > well. Top bloke to deal > with as well. > > It does make a difference with regards to cutting > the material with thin > thread. I found with the packing foam that I would > use a lighter thread > tension and give the tiniest dab of superglue, > especially on the size 28s, > and the came out fine (not to detract from this > material though). > > Reuven > > ______________________________________________ > Reuven Segal > > B. Engineering (Aerospace)- 4th Year > B. Engineering (Manufacturing Systems and > Management) > RMIT University > > 5/11 Rockbrook Road, > East St. Kilda, 3183 > Melbourne, Victoria > Australia > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Mobile: 0422 266798 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Anthony Spezio > Sent: Monday, 24 July 2006 3:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [VFB] Wing Material > > > I saw an ad in Fly Tyer for a free sample of Mayfly > Spent Wing Material so I sent for a sample. I > figured > it would be some kind of foam. I got a nice sample > last week and it is real thin sheet foam. I figured > it > was packing foam like I had used in the past but > this > seemed to be more supple and it just feels > different. > I have been using Antron yarn for the "sail" wings > on > the fishing version of my Knitpikin Mayflies and > Denny's JV Hen feathers for the "show" version. I > have > been told, some of the "show" versions have been > fished with no ill effects to the wing. The JV hen > feathers make beautiful wings, it is just a bit more > work making them up. I have been looking for > something > to replace the Antron for the fishing version. I > made > up some of the mayflies with the new wing and sent > them to the person I got the material from. He E > mailed me back yesterday and said they were some of > the best he has seen. > I tied at a public show yesterday and had a couple > of > them on display. I was repeatedly asked to tie them. > The more I used this foam for the wings the more I > was > impressed with it. Most of the packing foam I have > used is easily cut with the 10/0 thread I use. I had > no problem at all with this foam, never cut through > any of the wings I tied on. > I am just passing on this info, maybe someone will > be > interested in tying with it. Check Fly Tyer magazine > for the free sample AD, he aslo sends a spent wing > Mayfly made with this material with the sample. The > guy is in Ohio, I talked to him on the phone last > night, we had a lot in common including age. LOL > Yes I did order some. > Tony > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
