Hi Wes, If you've got full animal skins, have you tried whiskers from the face?
Just an idea. Or the paint brush seems a good idea. Cut to length to suit, Ashley 2009/4/19 Wes Wada <wada....@gmail.com> > > Hi VFB, > > It's spring here (finally). This winter seemed r-e-a-l-l-y long. > > I have a fly design question / challenge / problem. > > I have been using microfibetts to make antennae for terrestrials. But > one fiber is really too thin. If I glue three together, I get a good > diameter, but it's a lot of trouble. The taper to the end of the > fiber is important. Standard paint brush fiber width is good, but > normal bristles on those brushes don't taper. > > Artist's paintbrushes would work, if I could find ones with bristles > at least 1-1/2" long. And boy would that brush be expensive. > > Can anyone think of a durable product I can use? I could use > something like bear hair, but a synthetic in clear or white would be > preferable. > > Any ideas of where to look? > > Thanks, > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
