Thanks Tom, I will try that. Guess more is not better. Jim
On 3/13/07, Tom Davenport <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If your having problems with dubbing you are trying to put too much on the thread. Try starting with the smallest amount of dubbing you can see... a wisp of dubbing so small that it will float if you drop it. You will be amazed at how easily it goes on the thread. I haven't found ANY dubbing material that can't be dubbed on ordinary thread if you start with a small enough amount. The only time I use wax (other than the wax that is already in the thread) is when I am tying with the Lafontaine "touch dub" technique, which only works if you use an ultra tacky wax. Tom Davenport On Mar 13, 2007, at 9:21 PM, jim phillips wrote: Dubbing is my worst nightmare. Wax-no wax-spit, you name it and the dubbing still falls off the thread. I started using cactus chennille, mohair etc to make fake dubbing but it is not the same Home Page: http://homepage.mac.com/tsmd Webshots Albums: http://community.webshots.com/user/tsmdav
