Chuck Im wondering if you meant a Llama? An Emu is a bird. I didnt think they had hair with underfur but I could be wrong. This is a good thread. Ive long been a little curious as to the preferences of other tyers on what they use their dubbing for. I cleaned out the dubbing drawer this week looking for a certain bag that of course was on the bottom of the drawer and I couldnt believe how many different kinds of dubbing I had. I'm still trying to figure out how to use the mole also. It's tiny, do ya shave it??!! Ive also been trying to find a good use for the CDC dubbing I bought on a whim recently. Warm Regards, Deb
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 5:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Hare's Ear...LAW Murf: I have a Yahoo group about simple living, and several of the women on that group spin their own wool etc.. Well, a cpl sent me the "wool" including the underfur and the guard hairs, of an Emu...That stuff is great,because the coarse hairs sticking out look like "legs" and the under fur looks like the "body"... and That (since i didn't know the proper part to use) is what I have used on my "Hare's Ear Nymphs" May not be right, but it catches fish.. Bluegills anyway... Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: David Murphy To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Hare's Ear...LAW I wanted to report on the results I have had with the ceramic LAW rake a Lowlander gave me years ago. All the talk about Australian Possum took me beyond an occaisional rake of fur and full throttle into raking hide of all types. Needless to say, I now have plentiful amounts of a variety of dubbing. The LAW must be used firmly-gently as it is very sharp but seldom cuts guard hairs. My question arises to you who might shed light as to what qualities each might have? I like the fine beaver, muskrat and spikier Australian possum for small dries to nymphs. What deer, elk and carribou underfur is best for is a curiousity yet to satisfy. Rabbit, mink, fox, nutria, mole, squirrel, chipmunk... the list is endless, all produce a variety of quality dubbing. So how about it hair and dubbing experts? Opinions of various furs, guardhair, underfur and compare them... to synthetics also? I have taken my many dubbings for granted but noticed certain patterns were difficult to tie or lacked qualities due to the dubbing I used. Considering dubbing can run from $1.50 to $4 a pack, I'm going to start dyeing some fur experiementally. Murf
