For the flexament I recommend you make your own as you can have several jars of different consistencies for different applications . For thinner you can use TOLUENE THINNER and for the glue SHOE GOO . These things can be gotten at your local hardware store. I like having a quart of thinner around ,last for years but I can adjust the head cement whenever I have a need or make a new batch ...My favorite head cement and what was used for over 60 years with the old Catskill School was AMBROID . In the early day this was the glue that was used on canoes etc.
.GLENN OVERTON
----- Original Message ----- From: "Neville Gosling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7:51 PM Subject: [VFB] RE: Thinning Flexament Pete Gramp & others: Like many fly tyers, I usually use acetone (lacquer thinners) to thin my head cement, but when I used it to thin Dave's Flexament, the flexament turned a horrible opaque colour instead of the usual clear. Did the "precipitate" in the lacquer thinner cause the flexament to go opaque? What does one use to thin flexament to avoid this apart from overpriced flexament thinners? I have used the same lacquer thinners to thin other brands without this problem. My favorite head cement is Veniard's Cellire but it is not available locally. Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver, B.C. Canada ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Gramp Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 5:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Scrounged Stuff for Fly Tying Oops, I forgot to add Sugar-free Kool- Aid mix for dying, and a 100-pack of cotton balls to go with it for practically any color of dubbing you could ever want. Nail Polish and acetone for head cement (Note that it is acetone, not the nail- polish remover with moisturizer - trust me! The moisturizer precipitates out, minimally, but if there is an abundance of precipitate around, your cement is opaque/ speckled a rust- brown and white...) What else... The cellophane wrapping around a box of cigarettes is great for wings; cigars are wrapped in a heavier thickness of material, great for a wrapped body on nymphs. Paint-brush bristles and/ or bristles from an old toothbrush or hairbrush make great legs. Used up / shredded tippet fragments may be melted down to use as eyes on flies... I think that is a good start for the list - I'm interested to see other ideas I may or may not have thought of. Pete
