Jerry: Yeah, that's what I'm using, but it seems that even a drop on the needle is wicking it's way all over the herl, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry McKaughan To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 1:46 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] Tiny Fly Gluing question Chuck How about using a bottle from Loom with a needle applicator. Jerry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Alexander Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 11:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [VFB] Tiny Fly Gluing question Folks: For one of my small fly flies I'm tying a midge and it has a peacock herl (or is it hurl???)thorax I guess it is. And it has a tiny gold bead head. Anyway, I'm like to get a drop of head cement ion the thread between the herl and the bead cause I have had bad luck with the herl coming untied in the past. But even with the little "needle" that comes with a bottle of head cement, the herl just "wicks" it right up and into the herl, thus making the herl hard as a rock as well. I don't want that. I wanted the herl to remain dry and bushy.. Cause the thread body I am putting Hanson hard as nails on, but I didn't want the entire fly hard as a brick.I even tried just wetting the thread with glue before whip finishing it, and that glue still got all over the herl..Any ideas??? Thanks, Chuck ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.11/1161 - Release Date: 11/30/2007 12:12 PM
