Jerry What kind of material are you trying to marry? The quality of the material as well as the kind of feathers you are using all effect the outcome.
It is much easier to marry turkey than mallard, wood duck or teal (soft feathers) that tend to fall apart when you tie them in. Golden pheasant or Amhearst aren't good feathers to start with. For what ever reason an Amgold marries better than the Golden or Amhearst that is why you see so many tiers using the cross breed. If you're using feathers with a lot of stress marks those won't marry well. You need to make sure you are marrying a right side of the feather to another right side and that you have both feathers facing the right direction. If they're not marrying .. Chances are that you accidently got one of the feathers turned around or upside down however you want to look at it. I hope that made sense. There are some great books out there for marrying feather wings. Are you going for Salmon flies or wet flies? Deb -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry McKaughan Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 3:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] question Importance: High Does anyone know where to get some instructions on marring feather wings? Jerry McKaughan Russellville, AR 72801 Phone: 479-968-5432 Fax: 479-968-3191
