At one time I had more tying stuff that the flyshop had. I might still have. Tony
--- George Vincent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jimmy, and I thought I was bad. I finally managed to > clean out a ton of stuff that I thought I would use > to tie flies (hair from dogs longs since buried, > metal wraps from wine bottles, feathers from my > mother's parakeets, etc. etc.). The list could go on > forever..... > > Clean it out now and get rid of it, because your > ears will burn when your heirs have to do it!!!!! > > George Vincent > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jimmy D. Moore > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:02 AM > Subject: [VFB] Scrounged Stuff for Fly Tying > > > Being retired and on a fixed income, I don't spend > nearly as much for fly tying materials as I used to. > I have also found out that there's some really good > stuff out there, if you use your imagination and get > out and look - craft stores, flea markets, garage > sales, etc. etc. This is not meant to take away > from Lines End. I still buy my hooks, thread, and a > bunch of other fly tying materials, such as > specialty feathers, tying tools, tying light, wading > staff, etc. from Byard. > > Some of my "SCROUNGED STUFF" includes the > following: I could go on and on, but I'll let you > add your stuff. By the time we get through, there > should be a "treasure trove" of good ideas for tying > materials. > > Strands of burlap from a "toe sack" Makes great > fuzzy tan dubbing. > Belly fur from my two kitties. Makes great > dubbing. We had a swap on VFB once using pet hair. > Plastic ties. The kind where one end slips inside > the other and locks. Pieces from the smallest ones > make great beetle legs. > Netting from the fabric store - the very fine mesh > like used for a bridal veil. Cut for mayfly wings. > Freezer bags, etc. cut into strips and wind around > hook to build fly body. > Broken necklaces. Pull the beads off and use for > whatever. > Thin layer of foam used in packing. Can cut wings, > bodies, etc. > Bubble wrap. Cut around the bubble, glue on fly > body and use to make a super floating fly. > Copper wire from old transformers. > Black plastic casing from electrical wires. Cut > and use for wing cases. > Plastic lids, like from Pringles cans. Cut the > shape you want. ( They do come in colors ) > Dolls eyes. Doll hair, from worn out dolls. ( if > your daughter will let you have it. ) > Fur off discarded fuzzy toys, like Teddy Bears, > etc. > Foam ear plugs make great bodies for pan fish. > Bead chain from old key rings. Makes great bar > bells for eyes. > > Do you have something to share? If so, please > add it to the list. This will be very helpful, > especially to "Newbies. > > Have a Great Day ! > > JIMMY D > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited
