FA: Complete Fly Tying Kit w/ 2 Books

Complete set up and lots of stuff.
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"Jim S" wrote in message
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Complete set up and lots of stuff.
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I see from the photo that Jim here has a similar problem as I do. How do you
guys store pheasant tails in your tying kit without ruining them? My
portable kit is too short to fit a PT, and for some reason that I cannot
fathom, I feel like its a better idea to fold it in half rather than cut it
in half. I suppose cutting it is better...is that what folks do?

--riverman

I see from the photo that Jim here has a similar problem as I do. How do you
guys store pheasant tails in your tying kit without ruining them? My
portable kit is too short to fit a PT, and for some reason that I cannot
fathom, I feel like its a better idea to fold it in half rather than cut it
in half. I suppose cutting it is better...is that what folks do?

--riverman

I cut them.

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Frank Reid
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"riverman" wrote in message
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"Jim S" wrote in message
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Complete set up and lots of stuff.
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Riverman wrote:
I see from the photo that Jim here has a similar problem as I do. How do
you
guys store pheasant tails in your tying kit without ruining them?
(snip)
--riverman

Heh . . . heh . . .I store my pheasant tails and skins in a couple 70 quart
tubs. I suspect your "kit" probably doesn't have that much room.
Just do like Frank said. Cut them. Pull back the fibers down from the
"stem", and make a clean cut so you aren't cutting off the fibers, just the
stem. And don't think just in half. Do them in thirds or even quarters. A
little plastic baggie will hold a lot of material. . .and sometimes keeps a
lot of other little critters away, that like to eat associated stuff to do
with feathers.

Do other things, like putting in the freezer for a few days, and then a
slight microwave time, sans baggie. (some baggies tend to get a bit squishy
in a microwave)

I don't trust anything I buy as far as natural skins or feathers go. ( I
even have a grouse skeleton skin somewhere that was stored for several
years, that magically lost all the feathers.) Process everything.

I pretty amazed that you can travel around, as it appears you do alot,
without out declaring any such bird kinda things, especially if you are
taking some various types of bird parts and the like. . .some animal parts
as well. (customs and the wildlife folks sorta get interested in this
stuff )
DaveMohnsen
Denver
(so . . .I babbled a bit . . .just cut the feathers. . . .put 'em in a
plastic bag)

"DaveMohnsen" wrote in message
.net...
I pretty amazed that you can travel around, as it appears you do alot,
without out declaring any such bird kinda things, especially if you are
taking some various types of bird parts and the like. . .some animal parts
as well. (customs and the wildlife folks sorta get interested in this
stuff )
DaveMohnsen
Denver


Actually, that always suprises me a lot, too. Its like that old joke of the
guy at the construction site who went past the guard each evening with a big
pile of dirt in his wheelbarrow. The guard just KNEW that he was stealing
something, so he would paw through that dirt with a fine-toothed comb, and
never could find anything in it. Years later, the guard met up with the
worker at a bar and recognized him. He asked "What the hell were you
stealing all those years ago?" The guy replied: "Wheelbarrows."

Whenever I go through customs and they ask me to open my tying kit, they
always overlook all the skins and feathers (including some from SA that I'm
pretty sure are endangered and/or restricted) and paw through the scissors,
tweezers, vice, bodkin, whip-finisher, hooks, etc. They never even ask about
the materials. Usually, they want an explanation of the forcepts!

--riverman

"DaveMohnsen" wrote in message
.net...
I pretty amazed that you can travel around, as it appears you do alot,
without out declaring any such bird kinda things, especially if you are
taking some various types of bird parts and the like. . .some animal parts
as well. (customs and the wildlife folks sorta get interested in this
stuff )
DaveMohnsen
Denver


Actually, that always suprises me a lot, too. Its like that old joke of the
guy at the construction site who went past the guard each evening with a big
pile of dirt in his wheelbarrow. The guard just KNEW that he was stealing
something, so he would paw through that dirt with a fine-toothed comb, and
never could find anything in it. Years later, the guard met up with the
worker at a bar and recognized him. He asked "What the hell were you
stealing all those years ago?" The guy replied: "Wheelbarrows."

Whenever I go through customs and they ask me to open my tying kit, they
always overlook all the skins and feathers (including some from SA that I'm
pretty sure are endangered and/or restricted) and paw through the scissors,
tweezers, vice, bodkin, whip-finisher, hooks, etc. They never even ask about
the materials. Usually, they want an explanation of the forcepts!

--riverman

I see from the photo that Jim here has a similar problem as I do. How do you
guys store pheasant tails in your tying kit without ruining them? My
portable kit is too short to fit a PT, and for some reason that I cannot
fathom, I feel like its a better idea to fold it in half rather than cut it
in half. I suppose cutting it is better...is that what folks do?

--riverman

I cut them.

--
Frank Reid
Reverse Email to reply

"riverman" wrote in message
...

"Jim S" wrote in message
...
Complete set up and lots of stuff.
(snip)

Riverman wrote:
I see from the photo that Jim here has a similar problem as I do. How do
you
guys store pheasant tails in your tying kit without ruining them?
(snip)
--riverman

Heh . . . heh . . .I store my pheasant tails and skins in a couple 70 quart
tubs. I suspect your "kit" probably doesn't have that much room.
Just do like Frank said. Cut them. Pull back the fibers down from the
"stem", and make a clean cut so you aren't cutting off the fibers, just the
stem. And don't think just in half. Do them in thirds or even quarters. A
little plastic baggie will hold a lot of material. . .and sometimes keeps a
lot of other little critters away, that like to eat associated stuff to do
with feathers.

Do other things, like putting in the freezer for a few days, and then a
slight microwave time, sans baggie. (some baggies tend to get a bit squishy
in a microwave)

I don't trust anything I buy as far as natural skins or feathers go. ( I
even have a grouse skeleton skin somewhere that was stored for several
years, that magically lost all the feathers.) Process everything.

I pretty amazed that you can travel around, as it appears you do alot,
without out declaring any such bird kinda things, especially if you are
taking some various types of bird parts and the like. . .some animal parts
as well. (customs and the wildlife folks sorta get interested in this
stuff )
DaveMohnsen
Denver
(so . . .I babbled a bit . . .just cut the feathers. . . .put 'em in a
plastic bag)

"Jim S" wrote in message
...
Complete set up and lots of stuff.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MESE:IT



I see from the photo that Jim here has a similar problem as I do. How do you
guys store pheasant tails in your tying kit without ruining them? My
portable kit is too short to fit a PT, and for some reason that I cannot
fathom, I feel like its a better idea to fold it in half rather than cut it
in half. I suppose cutting it is better...is that what folks do?

--riverman