Chuck - I have gotten to the point where I don't even use head cement even if the head is exposed. On small flies, especially those witth bead heads, I just use two, or even three, three turn whip knots that I force between the thorax and the bead. I haven't had one come apart on me yet. Just MHO.
BTW, Jerry, you can teach your spell check to recognize special words. Mine accepts herl. -- Joe Fusco, Sr. Member of The Missouri Trout Fishermen's Association and The Virtual Fly Box REMEMBER CANCER IS A WORD NOT A SENTENCE Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 12/1/07, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *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 > >
