I still have a round of bees wax I had from back in the 40's. I use it to wax the threads for the mayfly. I just don't use wax for dubbing. I know what you mean about getting the dirty yellow color with wax, it will do that.
We should have our new dock in a couple of weeks. It is being built now. They will float it up the river from Wildcat access to my house.
They have just started slacking off on running water. They are running about two units in the morning and increasing it to 8 units after noon. Hope it will be over by fall. I have been fishing Crooked Creek for warm water fish. Lots of fish caught but not all big ones.
Hope you can get back out this way and spend some time with us. We really enjoyed having you here.
Tony
Martin Westbeek wrote:
Hi Tony! I've never used Overton's myself but I know its reputation, so when it hits the market I'll get me some. If only to see what I've missed all these years LOL. Wax... I've still got a piece fo cobbler's wax. I use it to run it along one side of a flattened 3/0 yellow thread to produce a great looking dirty yellow/olive body. How's the dock? Martin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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WonderMartin, Like you , I rarely use wax, I teach my students to dub without it. I do use it for seal and a couple of synthetic materials if I have to. I have a tube of Wonder wax that I bought 15 years ago. It sits on my tying bench and I could of sold it a number of times. I was offered 15.00 for it at a show I was doing. I have compared the Wonder wax with several other waxes that were given to me as samples, the Wonder Wax always came out on top. The toilet ring wax is real close but I don't think it is the same, I think it is better than some of the waxes on the market now. Even though I don't use wax very much myself, I do a lot of shows and try the products that are given to me for testing. I also talk to a lot of other tyers and when it comes to wax and the long time tyers will most times refer to Wonder Wax. Tony
Martin Westbeek wrote:
Hi Mike,
I'll give you a digest version. Years ago many tiers used Overton's
Overton'sWax, and liked it. One day however news spread that this wax was the same
stuff used in toilet rings, and people started using that instead.
reintroducewax disappeared from the market. In this thread Steve said that Overton's
was different stuff than the toilet ring wax, that Overton would
gecontroleerdhis wax, and Steve gave us Overton's telephone number. Martin (who ropes and hardly ever waxes)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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I missed the beginning of this thread can some one please tell me wghat this wonder wax stuff is??
Mike M
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I would like it as well.
Mike
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================================================================Urban Legends To whom it my concern, the truth Subject: Reference Overton's Wonder Wax
Steve, I called Glenn today to get his permission to release his phone number and e-mail address and he said it was ok.
So you can call or write him and get all the info right from the horse's mouth.
He hopes to get the wax back on the market in about a year.
Dave Henry Candor, NY
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