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Post by darrellmyskiw on Nov 3, 2003 14:26:13 GMT -6
Lets give this a go Anyhow - passed these through Rob for comments - thanks again Rob. And here they are - my first flies (well, my first and fifth) The vice I use is a pen holder I made in the military in basic. I opened up the pen holes to accommodate the xacto handle, drilled and tapped the holes for the set screws - and presto Hey - it works ok (for now) to get me going. For the WW's: I've since shortened the tag, and make sure the hackle is faced the right way for wrapping. For the WB's: I've shortened the tails, and as well, make sure the hackle is facing the right way. I'm plugging along - should be stock piled for WW's and WB's in about a couple months. Q: I'm having a problem with the hackle in a couple areas: 1) spreading the hackle to a uniform spread 2) keeping the hackle facing forward tips - ideas (Sturgeon Cr. is totally hard water this a.m. - no, I'm not kidding)
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Robert Burton
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Post by Robert Burton on Nov 3, 2003 14:36:54 GMT -6
Czn't see the photos If they are behind any kind of pass word protection you can't hotlink them. If noy yahoo has a limit on how many "views" you can have before it shuts down. If you go to geocities and make a "photo page" you can hotlink from there I don't know if you are doing this yet but if you tie in the hackle feather at the tip them palmer forward you might find you get the shape you are looking for (thin to wide from tail to head). Plus you get only the "good" fibers and not the webbing.
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Post by cane on Nov 4, 2003 18:28:45 GMT -6
Hi
Not quiete sure what you mean on 1 and 2 but--
uniform spread- I suspect you mean when palmering?- if so what is often the problem is that the base you are winding over is uneven/lumpy( that holds true for standard hackling as well. Its realy important that the base( dubbing/thread etc is smoooth and evenly laid as the hackle quill will want to fall into any irregularities. Its the quill you are winding on the hackle barbs just extend out from the quill. the same holds true for ribbing with tinsel/floss/etc over your body base. It all starts from there
hackle facing forward- thats a tough one without seeing what you doing. a good way to practice is on a big scale with hackles you dont mind wrecking- take a BIG hook a nasty huge hackle- lay down a thread base and see what is happening- most often you have to change your angle on the hackle pliers because if you simply wing on the hackle -the action of winding will twist the pliers in your hand- so if you keep the pliers at the right angle by shifting your hold/hand position it will keep the hackle facing in the right direction. Hope that helps
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Post by caddisguy on Nov 4, 2003 22:10:57 GMT -6
Couldn't access the photo's it seems we need a better mode to put them into our posts. This is where I liked the first site. It was very easy to control your own photo submissions.
Caddisguy
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Robert Burton
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Post by Robert Burton on Nov 4, 2003 22:33:29 GMT -6
(if done right) you can control your photo submissions here and you can put them in the text (not hidden in a file) guess i'll have to do a shpiel on how to post photos here ;D
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Post by darrellmyskiw on Nov 5, 2003 11:11:48 GMT -6
Cane - thanks - goofed around a bit with hackle the past couple days - found the sweet spot / way to position the hackle to obtain correct hackle wraps. Found - in my trials - that if the barb is not parallel to the hook - errors are easily induced.
plug and play ;D (plug along and keep playing)
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