On 28 Nov 2006, at 20:36, Lane McKellar wrote:
Does anyone have a good article or good advice on using deer hair?
I have not spun much and my groups are not packing as tightly as I
would like.
Eh, read Chris Helm, Dave Whitlock, or AK. Use strong, flat thread,
such as Danville's flat waxed nylon, or 'heavy' gauge GSP, spin on a
bare shank, religiously remove underfur from your clumps of deer
hair, use high quality spinning hair, DON'T make your clumps too
skinny (err on the side of too thick rather than too thin), take two
loose wraps while holding the clump, tighten and let spin, then take
2 or 3 more wraps, let the bobbin hang and compress with a hair
packer (Chris Helm's brassie, Griffin's packer or the Anvil hair
packer) to the point that you think you will bend or break the hook,
then apply some more pressure still, then make two wraps in front of
the hair and slide these against the hair under tension. Repeat until
the hook shank is full...
Henk
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