Topic: Fly Tying Materials
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kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
By God it’s Wood Duck …
As a follow up to this morning’s post, here is the final feather coloration after it’s been dried completely.That’s a...
As a follow up to this morning’s post, here is the final feather coloration after it’s been dried completely.That’s a...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
Part 1: The Timid Fellow’s Guide to Dyeing
The next time the wife complains of gray hair or dark roots you can leap to your feet and assist. Fiddling with Madam’s hair...
The next time the wife complains of gray hair or dark roots you can leap to your feet and assist. Fiddling with Madam’s hair...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
Cal Bird’s Modified distribution wrap, for Monty Montana
In last Monday’s post we described the distribution wrap, a method to make feathers that were oversized act as hackle on...
In last Monday’s post we described the distribution wrap, a method to make feathers that were oversized act as hackle on...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
In the rare case when “inmate” coffee is an asset
It was a cup of coffee that fixed my issues with upland birds and waterfowl feathers. Cal Bird had a taste for strong brew and...
It was a cup of coffee that fixed my issues with upland birds and waterfowl feathers. Cal Bird had a taste for strong brew and...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
From the mouths of Babes comes Thread Wisdom
With the casting club some four miles distant the round trip on a stingray was reserved for weekends. Weekdays it was the...
With the casting club some four miles distant the round trip on a stingray was reserved for weekends. Weekdays it was the...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
Singlebarbed Reviews the Ultimate Stocking Stuffer: The New Scientific Angling, Trout and Ultraviolet Vision
With our faddish nature I’m always surprised fishermen aren’t more fashion conscious. Our weakness has always revolved...
With our faddish nature I’m always surprised fishermen aren’t more fashion conscious. Our weakness has always revolved...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
Big on Yarn but even bigger on frugal
I see one of those “coat of many colors” yarns and I can’t dig the pocketbook out fast enough. The Good News is these...
I see one of those “coat of many colors” yarns and I can’t dig the pocketbook out fast enough. The Good News is these...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
It’s like mascara, color can enhance and detract
My first commercial order was for two dozen Adams. I was 16 at the time, and quality control was letting the glue dry and...
My first commercial order was for two dozen Adams. I was 16 at the time, and quality control was letting the glue dry and...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
The next Great Fingernail Removal System
My lampooning of dry fly fishermen is well documented, so I thought I’d take my comeuppance like a Man…I’ve got a half...
My lampooning of dry fly fishermen is well documented, so I thought I’d take my comeuppance like a Man…I’ve got a half...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
Steely resolve in the face of the Perfect Feather
Per request I’ll continue to post additional fly beautification tips in a weekly format. These will comprise hardscrabble...
Per request I’ll continue to post additional fly beautification tips in a weekly format. These will comprise hardscrabble...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
Part Last – Singlebarbed teaches the beauty secrets of the Shao-Lin Masters
As we mentioned in Parts 1 & 2, the measure of true fly beauty is held by fish not humans. Unfortunately with you...
As we mentioned in Parts 1 & 2, the measure of true fly beauty is held by fish not humans. Unfortunately with you...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
Genetic Dry fly hackle meets the Vegi-Matic
If you’ve ever wondered about the inner workings of the genetic hackle business – how years of careful selection and good...
If you’ve ever wondered about the inner workings of the genetic hackle business – how years of careful selection and good...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
Part 1 – Singlebarbed teaches the fundamentals of fly beauty, and insists you’re catching fishermen mostly
Fly tying is six weeks thinking of nothing but the fish, tying small stuff to smaller stuff, the shock and awe that...
Fly tying is six weeks thinking of nothing but the fish, tying small stuff to smaller stuff, the shock and awe that...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
My binges at the Yarn aisle are still intact, just less successful
My yarn fetish hasn’t slowed any I’ve just become demure and sensitive to catcalls from the fellows keeping a manly...
My yarn fetish hasn’t slowed any I’ve just become demure and sensitive to catcalls from the fellows keeping a manly...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
That 70’s cloth none of us admit to wearing? That shortened your life too
I figure it was some great sin in a past life – nothing newsworthy or famous, just some callous Lothario that fleeced...
I figure it was some great sin in a past life – nothing newsworthy or famous, just some callous Lothario that fleeced...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
How to torture both cloth and your dog, and not wear the result
Having a eye for the next great fly tying material is one thing, ideas being the easiest part of the larger riddle, it’s the...
Having a eye for the next great fly tying material is one thing, ideas being the easiest part of the larger riddle, it’s the...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
How to extinct the San Juan Worm without half trying
I’ve been holding this one close to the vest for fear of upsetting the Roughfisher, knowing once he catches a glimpse of...
I’ve been holding this one close to the vest for fear of upsetting the Roughfisher, knowing once he catches a glimpse of...
kbarton1001 posted a blog entry
Unlike Bell Bottoms this kind of tacky is a good thing
It was a crash course in paraffin, beeswax, petroleum distillates, herbal additives, and tropical fruit - none of which...
It was a crash course in paraffin, beeswax, petroleum distillates, herbal additives, and tropical fruit - none of which...
