In Twisting dubbing and herl around the thread ,for a right hand tier ,twist
the material in a counter clockwise direction as when winding the material
on a hook with each turn will tighten the material on the thread.. If you go
clockwise for a right hander tier it will only loosen more with each wrap
around the hook. For left handed tiers, where your vise is facing to the
left ,wing clockwise around the hook. Allot of other methods such as the
loop method and many others ,can also use this same principle.Now don't get
your fingers caught in the whip finish now..Take care.
Glenn Overton
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Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Tiny Fly Gluing question
Chuck,
If you do not trust the security of the herl, and your whip finish, I
offer you two suggestions for a workaround:
1. twist thread and herl into rope, either the working thread, or the
thread tag end, then wrap the herl thorax.
2. dub the herl flue directly onto the thread, as if it were dubbing.
I do this all the time on tiny flies which have peacock herl in the
dressing.
Cheers,
Hans
