Update on Pearsall's Gossamer

[Theroe]

Believe it or not-Swix works as good as any of the ones I’ve purchased, or made for that matter!

[Mike62]

The word 'klister' means glue. That might explain something.

dd

All these years, I never knew that. The waxing hut wasn't for the faint of heart or the careless. One wrong move in there and you were stuck forever; Charlie on the MTA got off easier.

[FlyFisherMann1955]

Taking this from wax back to silk thread, a Pearsall's box with 12 different colors (including purple, hot orange, black, and ash) of Gossamer thread sold on Ebay today for $124.00.

Tight Lines- Ken

[Bazzer69]

Taking this from wax back to silk thread, a Pearsall's box with 12 different colors (including purple, hot orange, black, and ash) of Gossamer thread sold on Ebay today for $124.00.

Tight Lines- Ken

F me! I’ve got all those colours and more. If I get even more broke I’ll sell them along with my first born
Bazza

[Bazzer69]

Speaking of wax, again: The very first wax I was ever introduced to for fly tying was over in Europe around 1980. A guy in Norway gave me the container in this photo:

I’ve got a spare tube of Wonder Wax I’ll send you so you can reserve that violet stuff for your skis!
Baz

[FlyFisherMann1955]

On 4 Apr, someone paid $38.00 on eBay for a single wooden spool of purple Pearsall's Gossamer!

Tight Lines- Ken

[Greenwell]

On 4 Apr, someone paid $38.00 on eBay for a single wooden spool of purple Pearsall's Gossamer!

Tight Lines- Ken

10 years ago you could buy all you wanted for $2.50 a spool............hardly anyone wanted it.