Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed

2012-11-16 Thread Anthony Spezio
Nothing to be ashamed of, post them. Tony --- On Fri, 11/16/12, Chuck Alexander wrote: From: Chuck Alexander Subject: Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Friday, November 16, 2012, 3:00 PM Tony: Thanks. If I tie some and am not too ashamed of them, I'll pos

Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed

2012-11-16 Thread Chuck Alexander
Tony: Thanks. If I tie some and am not too ashamed of them, I'll post some pics . Chuck - Original Message - From: Anthony Spezio To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 7:51 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed Let us know how you make

Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed

2012-11-16 Thread Anthony Spezio
I put a thin coat on the whole shank. Tony --- On Fri, 11/16/12, Alan Di Somma wrote: From: Alan Di Somma Subject: Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed To: "vfb-mail@googlegroups.com" Date: Friday, November 16, 2012, 9:19 AM That was supposed to be.  WHOLE.  Not whorl Thank you, Alan

Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed

2012-11-16 Thread BobH
Myself I glue the whole shank. For some quill bodies I'll strip the givers off by hand Sent from my Kindle Fire _ From: Alan Di Somma Sent: Fri Nov 16 10:19:49 EST 2012 To: "vfb-mail@googlegroups.com" Subject: Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed T

Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed

2012-11-16 Thread Alan Di Somma
That was supposed to be. WHOLE. Not whorl Thank you, Alan Di Somma Sent from my iPad Thank You, Alan Di Somma Phoenix, AZ. On Nov 16, 2012, at 8:18 AM, Alan Di Somma wrote: > Tony; > > Do you put the glue on the whorl shank , or just where you tie them in? > > Thank you, > > Ala

Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed

2012-11-16 Thread Alan Di Somma
Tony; Do you put the glue on the whorl shank , or just where you tie them in? Thank you, Alan Di Somma Sent from my iPad Thank You, Alan Di Somma Phoenix, AZ. On Nov 16, 2012, at 6:47 AM, Anthony Spezio wrote: > > Alan, > Your post on laying down the Moose hair never showed up on my co

Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed

2012-11-16 Thread Alan Di Somma
I also strip the barbs off half of a hackle when I tie a wooly worm/bugger. I believe that a sparser look is better. Thank you, Alan Di Somma Sent from my iPad Thank You, Alan Di Somma Phoenix, AZ. On Nov 15, 2012, at 10:31 PM, "Chuck Alexander" wrote: > Alan: That's what I did (sorta)

Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed

2012-11-16 Thread Anthony Spezio
Let us know how you make out. I forgot to mention, After wrapping the body, apply a coat of head cement on it to protect the Moose mane. Tony --- On Fri, 11/16/12, Chuck Alexander wrote: From: Chuck Alexander Subject: Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Friday

Re: [VFB] Stripped quills needed

2012-11-16 Thread Anthony Spezio
Alan, Your post on laying down the Moose hair never showed up on my computer so I will reply here. I hold the two strands together and lift them side bu side. Apply a but of glue on the shank and wrap the two strands together side be side the dark strand and the light strand together. Makes a re