Henk, You ought to watch me tie mice (had the chance in NJ). I break every rule there is just to make sure I break all the rules. I don't comb out the fuzz, use those threads, tie on a bare hook (legs are attached), pack with a stacker, do two loose wraps, etc. etc. It's these voices in my head telling me not to conform... ( I learned to tie in the 60's, so I naturally buck the establishment)
Mice come out OK, too. DOnO ----- Original Message ----- From: Henk Verhaar To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 1:06 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Spinning deer hair 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 ==========================Heisenberg was right!======================== | Dr. Henk J.M. Verhaar | | | Environmental Fate and Ecotoxicology Specialist | | Fly Tier | web: www.xs4all.nl/~flyrod | | Stichts End 17 | e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | NL-1244 PK Ankeveen | phone: +31 35 656 2128 | | the Netherlands | ICQ: 15727113 | ==========================Uncertainty happens!========================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.19/555 - Release Date: 11/27/2006
