Re: [VFB] Tiny Fly Question- beads and barbs

2010-01-09 Thread Joyce Westphal
*Sent:* Thursday, January 07, 2010 5:17 PM *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Tiny Fly Question- beads and barbs You can also find pointed type files in the beadworking area of your craft store, such as JoAnn's or Michaels, or the like. They go inside the hole and can be used to file it down. They even help

Re: [VFB] Tiny Fly Question- beads and barbs

2010-01-08 Thread Peggy Brenner
Joyce good idea, I got a set of tools for working with beads for Christmas along with my invisible Nook for ebooks :) The reamer, as it's called really does pretty good on Walmart brand glass beads, Peggy Joyce Westphal wrote: You can also find pointed type files in the beadworking area of

Re: [VFB] Tiny Fly Question- beads and barbs

2010-01-08 Thread Anthony Spezio
I could of used a set of them today. Tony --- On Fri, 1/8/10, Peggy Brenner peggy.bren...@comcast.net wrote: From: Peggy Brenner peggy.bren...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [VFB] Tiny Fly Question- beads and barbs To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Friday, January 8, 2010, 8:37 PM Joyce good idea

Re: [VFB] Tiny Fly Question- beads and barbs

2010-01-07 Thread Don Ordes
A lot of the new hooks for flyfishing are micro-barb, so they don't pose much of a problem. I rarely squash a barb flat, unless the hook is brittle and the barb doesn't bend. I prefer to bend the barb down to a very shallow profile- east to remove set, but it won't just fall out. If I'm

Re: [VFB] Tiny Fly Question- beads and barbs

2010-01-07 Thread Joyce Westphal
You can also find pointed type files in the beadworking area of your craft store, such as JoAnn's or Michaels, or the like. They go inside the hole and can be used to file it down. They even help on glass beads. I find most of my tiny beads at the knitting shop. they have really small ones that

Re: [VFB] Tiny Fly Question- beads and barbs

2010-01-07 Thread Alan Di Somma
, January 07, 2010 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Tiny Fly Question- beads and barbs You can also find pointed type files in the beadworking area of your craft store, such as JoAnn's or Michaels, or the like. They go inside the hole and can be used to file it down. They even help on glass beads

Re: [VFB] Tiny Fly Question- beads and barbs

2010-01-07 Thread Don Ordes
...@tribcsp.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Tiny Fly Question- beads and barbs To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 2:14 PM A lot of the new hooks for flyfishing are micro-barb, so they don't pose much of a problem. I rarely squash