Chuck, Look up the Coffin Fly, some recipes call for the Porky Quill as the Extended body. I think someone had a photo of one I tied on their web site. Let me check and see if I can find the photos or one of the flys. I had several on my bench for years. Maybe I will just tye one for you. Tony
--- Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, that sounds like a deal to me.. BTW, you said > something that reminded me of a question I have.. In > the materials swap, I got some of them thar > porkypine quills.. Anybody have a recipe(s) to use > those in??? Thanks, Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: DonO > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 5:20 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: SLF Dubbing- now possum > > > Chuck > > Well, nex time you 'run across' a possum, and it's > not just 'playing dead' for sure, send 'im up here. > And nex time I 'run across' an elk or deer, I'll do > the same. We get tons of skunk. Want one of them? > We get coons, rabbits, squirrels, foxes, coyotes, > porkypines, and once in a while moose. I think you > better pick up the shipping on deer, elk, and moose, > tho. > > Problem with the rabbits and squirrels, they don't > slide off to the side of the road when hit, so the > dubbing is pretty well pre-blended, if you catch my > drift. LOL They fit well into a plastic baggie, > tho. > > Winterkill critters are OK, because there ain't NO > bugs out when it's 20 below zero. > > DonO > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chuck Alexander > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 3:41 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: SLF Dubbing- now possum > > > Don, How does regular ol Alabama possum work??? > I JUST ran across one a while ago, but My wife had > groceries in the car and wouldn't let me stop and > get it LOL, But I run across them pretty often here, > Chuck > ----- Original Message ----- > From: DonO > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 1:17 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: SLF Dubbing- now possum > > > Reuven, > > I LOVE that Australian possum hide that you > sent Jimi for the swap. It rope-dubbs perfectly, > blends great, and stacks like wool. > > Those who got the possum strips in Jimi's > material swap have gotta try it out. > > I've seen Australian and New Zealand possum > dubbings in bags, but it's already clipped and > blended, so stacking is out. Also, when it's > pre-blended, one cannot choose a particular portion > of the hide to harvest hair for a particular look in > the dubbing. > > Now I can't wait for the wombat. > > Don > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.411 / Virus Database: 268.17.32/677 > - Release Date: 2/8/2007 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news
