old dog(trainer) learns new trick

I tie a Lot of Sparkle Duns and some other ties that require precise
handling of small amounts of deer hair ( I use SD's down to 22s ) THE
most important thing in producing good Sparkle Duns/ Compara Duns is getting
good hair, suitable for the purpose and very fine dubbing (try X-Dub from
Blue Ribbon Flies, best I've found ... no connection and all other normal
disclaimers ) i.e. good materials make a huge difference.

The second most important thing is cutting the correct amount of hair off
the hide, for the size hook you are using. Thus, the new ( to me ) trick.
Cut the hide up into narrow strips maybe 1/4 inch wide and work from these
strips .... it is much, Much, MUCH easier to get the right amount this way
as opposed to off a piece several inches square

I tie a Lot of Sparkle Duns and some other ties that require precise
handling of small amounts of deer hair ( I use SD's down to 22s )

Have you experimented with using something other than hair for those
small SDs?

I've tried Needloft brand plastic canvas yarn, which seems to work
pretty well. I get it at Walmart.

vince

"vincent p. norris" wrote

Have you experimented with using something other than hair for those
small SDs?


Yes, I sometimes use CDC. I enjoy tying a few with the deer hair because
it's 'original pattern' I had Craig Mathews pick me out a piece of hair
for tiny SDs ... makes a really big difference to have the right piece, and
he went through the entire bin of "Sparkle Dun" hair describing what HE saw
as differences, it was an education.

Now that's one for the supertrick prize: so simple that it's almost
impossible to come up with by yourself! Thanks ... a friend of mine made a
very fine "parallel-bladed" knife for me to use for cutting zonkerstrips,
and I'll certainly try it out to do this trick either!

--
Hans van der Stroom


"Larry L" schreef in bericht
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I tie a Lot of Sparkle Duns and some other ties that require precise
handling of small amounts of deer hair ( I use SD's down to 22s ) THE
most important thing in producing good Sparkle Duns/ Compara Duns is
getting good hair, suitable for the purpose and very fine dubbing (try
X-Dub from Blue Ribbon Flies, best I've found ... no connection and all
other normal disclaimers ) i.e. good materials make a huge difference.

The second most important thing is cutting the correct amount of hair off
the hide, for the size hook you are using. Thus, the new ( to me )
trick. Cut the hide up into narrow strips maybe 1/4 inch wide and work
from these strips .... it is much, Much, MUCH easier to get the right
amount this way as opposed to off a piece several inches square