[VFB] Re: DVD update

2009-11-07 Thread J Balmer
I can send you a check if that works out better for you. J From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Don Ordes Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 5:46 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Re: DVD update For VFB'ers who must order through

[VFB] Re: Books are Expensive

2009-11-07 Thread Peter Gramp
600 bucks? let me guess, rare and unusual? I didn't think even THAT went that high... -Pete On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 2:35 AM, Mark Romero markflie...@hotmail.com wrote: Chucktell me bout it..i started collectin' fly fishin' and or tyin' books in '92...and i'm up to

[VFB] Re: FOTD

2009-11-07 Thread Peter Gramp
wow - is that... amherst tail?? the collar / hackle / whatever is wrapped behind the hook's eye... never in a zillion years would have thought of that - but it works! Caught me by surprise, but in a wow, that's cool sort of way Well done - keep em' coming! On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 11:02 PM, Mark

[VFB] Re: Books are Expensive

2009-11-07 Thread Niclas Runarsson
$600??? The most expensive I have costed about $60. Will a book worth 10 times as much be 10 times as good... than Fly-Tier's Benchside Reference? That'll be some book... ;o) -Ursprungligt meddelande- Från: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] För Peter Gramp

[VFB] Re: Books are Expensive

2009-11-07 Thread mystikalraven
Nick I hear you there about a price like that man i cant bring myself to pay 100 dollars for the bench side ref lol and theres books out there for 600 lolol now i know that i am a very cheap skate lol ha ha man i have been looking for the bechside ref tht has been used and for about 20

[VFB] In Remberance to the fallen ones at Fort Hood

2009-11-07 Thread mystikalraven
I want to send out my and my families Prayers to all at Fort Hood, all the soldiers and there families and all that are involved one way or another and a prayer for our fallen you will all be missed / SALUTE If you feel the same pls pass on

[VFB] Re: Books are Expensive

2009-11-07 Thread Joyce Westphal
I must say that the Benchside Reference, IMHO, is worth every penny I paid for it. I often refer to it as well as to the new beginners Benchside reference, often just to refresh my memory on a fly that I've not tied for a time. Joyce On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 9:03 AM, mystikalra...@frontiernet.net

[VFB] Re: Books are Expensive

2009-11-07 Thread Niclas Runarsson
It's the first one I mention every time someone asks for book advice. Of my books, this was the one that dug deepest in the wallet... but is also the only one I would call 'underpriced'. (And, even if it was one of the first tying books I bought, it's still the one with the thinnest dust layer.

[VFB] Re: Books and spending money lol

2009-11-07 Thread mystikalraven
I agree someone [lol without mentioning names] sent me a copy of the disc and i just want to say that i am always looking at it and am trying to print it out lol always looking for new things to do with tying and ways to do it and new material to use like others lol so printing it out is

[VFB] Re: In Remberance to the fallen ones at Fort Hood

2009-11-07 Thread Anthony Spezio
AMEN Tony --- On Sat, 11/7/09, mystikalra...@frontiernet.net mystikalra...@frontiernet.net wrote: From: mystikalra...@frontiernet.net mystikalra...@frontiernet.net Subject: [VFB] In Remberance to the fallen ones at Fort Hood To: vfb-mail vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, November 7,

[VFB] Re: Books and spending money lol

2009-11-07 Thread Reuven Segal
Say pretty please and I will get the girls at university to print, bind and mail it out to you on Monday. mystikalra...@frontiernet.net wrote: I agree someone [lol without mentioning names] sent me a copy of the disc and i just want to say that i am always looking at it and am trying to

[VFB] Re: DVD update

2009-11-07 Thread Rick Zieger
Put me on the list. Please Rick Z From: Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Fri, November 6, 2009 4:44:00 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: DVD update I've been saving all emails requesting the DVD in a file pocket.  I'll refer to these when

[VFB] Re: Books are Expensive

2009-11-07 Thread Peter Gramp
For what it may be worth, (Now I'll say that I have NO clue the accuracy or lack thereof for this!) I've heard from three different people, albeit all at the local shop, that the benchside reference is now available electronically for about half the book's price. (about 35 to 40 US$). I have the

[VFB] Re: Books are Expensive

2009-11-07 Thread Niclas Runarsson
Correct: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1571882596/ /Nick -Ursprungligt meddelande- Från: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] För Peter Gramp Skickat: den 7 november 2009 20:09 Till: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Ämne: [VFB] Re: Books are Expensive For what it

[VFB] Re: Books are Expensive

2009-11-07 Thread Peter Gramp
Uggh, for that price, I'd just get a gently worn copy of the hardback book... say, at the link below for $50... ;) http://www.amatobooks.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PRODStore_Code=AmatobooksComProduct_Code=C1571881263Category_Code= I saw a FTJ (fly fishing and tying journal) at the local Barnes

[VFB] Re: Books are Expensive

2009-11-07 Thread Mark Romero
i remember when Rare and Unusual volume's 1. 2. first came out in the 90's. They were $90 each..i paid a lot more than that for my copies. But the $600 dollar book is the Rarest of all 4 of the Ken Sawada books. i have all four signed. But The ONE is extremely hard to find and always

[VFB] Re: FOTD

2009-11-07 Thread Mark Romero
Hey Pete, no that's barred Mallard. You can also use Mandrin Drake the same way, which i sometimes do. Most peopel (tyes) can't even tell the diff between the two feathers, since they are very similar. Tkx., mark Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:24:47 -0500 Subject: [VFB] Re: FOTD From:

[VFB] Off-list

2009-11-07 Thread Allan Fish
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[VFB] Re: Books are Expensive

2009-11-07 Thread Mark Romero
Patrick.you've got the illnessprepare for a very long and enduring period of being sicklmao. Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:03:52 + From: mystikalra...@frontiernet.net To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Re: Books are Expensive Nick I hear

[VFB] Re: Books and spending money lol

2009-11-07 Thread Mark Romero
Reuven.might not be to smart to blurt right out that your bout to break copyright laws on a public forum. Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 04:14:53 +1100 From: reuven_se...@iprimus.com.au To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com; mystikalra...@frontiernet.net Subject: [VFB] Re: Books and spending money lol

[VFB] Re: Books are Expensive

2009-11-07 Thread Niclas Runarsson
Well, the Benchside Reference won't make an 11th commandment when it comes to pattern. There aren't many patterns to be found in that book (if even one)... -Ursprungligt meddelande- Från: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] För Mark Romero Skickat: den 8 november

[VFB] Re: Books are Expensive

2009-11-07 Thread Mark Romero
nicki use the word pattern and recipe interchangably... From: niclas.runars...@soderhamn.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Re: Books are Expensive Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 04:12:31 +0100 Well, the Benchside Reference won't make an 11th commandment when it comes

[VFB] Nick.....

2009-11-07 Thread Mark Romero
Nick, i got that book mixed up with another one i think.is it the Benchside Introduction to Fly Tying that has patterns...? i remember the one my friend had was spiral bound and you could lay it flat on the table. i think i'd better order the Benchside Reference, lol.

[VFB] FW: Steelhead, Salmon and Trout Hunters, KYPE FISHING MAGAZINE sent you a message on Facebook...

2009-11-07 Thread Mark Romero
check it out. Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:17:00 -0800 To: markflie...@hotmail.com From: notification+opeg6...@facebookmail.com Subject: Steelhead, Salmon and Trout Hunters, KYPE FISHING MAGAZINE sent you a message on Facebook... George Douglas sent a message to the members of

[VFB] anazon

2009-11-07 Thread Mark Romero
looks like you can get all three, both Schollmeyer/Leeson books and the Fly Tying bible for $106.12 at Amazon.dang, that's a hell of a price..but i've already got the Fly Tying Bible. Does anybody have the CD-ROM? i'm thinkin' to get that...