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Link - T.E. Pritt North Country Flies - Henrik Thomsen (DK)
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:13 pm
by letumgo
I saw this over on the Fly Tying Forum, and thought folks here would also be interested in this impressive set of flies tyed by a Mr. Henrik Thomsen (DK).
TYING VIDEO LINK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsnl7kxFUEM
LINK TO ORIGINAL POST ON THE FLY TYING FORUM:
http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=74325
Be sure to check out the video at the bottom. An excellent tutorial, showing how to tye the flies in-hand, in a traditional manner. I was especially interested in the method of creating the horsehair leader. Neat stuff.
Re: Link - T.E. Pritt North Country Flies - Henrik Thomsen (DK)
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:39 pm
by Mataura mayfly
Yeah- nah....... I can make a big enough mess using a vice...... in the hand tying is a long way off and hopefully my eyes will be shot by then!
Does show great talent though and the furled horsehair was neat to see being done. There are a few horses around this neck of the woods, does the hair "have" to be white?
Re: Link - T.E. Pritt North Country Flies - Henrik Thomsen (DK)
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:14 pm
by hankaye
Ray, Howdy;
Neat post, interesting project that that fella has going.
Enjoyed the video and shazaaaam
noticed that at
no time did his fingers leave his hands ...
,
hank
Re: Link - T.E. Pritt North Country Flies - Henrik Thomsen (DK)
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 7:51 am
by narcodog
Mataura mayfly wrote:Yeah- nah....... I can make a big enough mess using a vice...... in the hand tying is a long way off and hopefully my eyes will be shot by then!
Does show great talent though and the furled horsehair was neat to see being done. There are a few horses around this neck of the woods, does the hair "have" to be white?
Jeff the best hair comes from a white stallion. Their tail hair is stronger and is not urine burned which weakens the hair.
Re: Link - T.E. Pritt North Country Flies - Henrik Thomsen (DK)
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:53 am
by tie2fish
Watching this makes the delicacy and neatness of the little flies we saw at John Shaner's house even more impressive. Those gentlemen were really skilled.
Re: Link - T.E. Pritt North Country Flies - Henrik Thomsen (DK)
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 11:50 am
by Kelly L.
I could never tie like that. For one thing, I don't have enough patience to do it that way. That guy has some mad skills alright.
Re: Link - T.E. Pritt North Country Flies - Henrik Thomsen (DK)
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:53 pm
by daringduffer
I watched the video and was wondering how he would wrap the hackle. Pliers!
I have posted about a lady here in Sweden who tied trout and grayling flies in the hand commercially for more than six decades from the mid thirties. She told a journalist that she tied a thousand dozens a year. When she died some ten years ago there was an order for more materials in an envelope on her kitchen table.
Incredible!
dd
Re: Link - T.E. Pritt North Country Flies - Henrik Thomsen (DK)
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:13 pm
by hankaye
dd, Howdy;
Let us see ...
12,000 / 365 = 32.876 flies per day ...
Hate to have her pinch my cheek like
most Aunties and Grannies do.
hank
Re: Link - T.E. Pritt North Country Flies - Henrik Thomsen (DK)
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:29 pm
by daringduffer
hankaye wrote:dd, Howdy;
Let us see ...
12,000 / 365 = 32.876 flies per day ...
Hate to have her pinch my cheek like
most Aunties and Grannies do.
hank
Well hank, I agree. I would behave around her.
dd
Re: Link - T.E. Pritt North Country Flies - Henrik Thomsen (DK)
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 2:58 pm
by Ruard
daringduffer wrote:hankaye wrote:dd, Howdy;
Let us see ...
12,000 / 365 = 32.876 flies per day ...
Hate to have her pinch my cheek like
most Aunties and Grannies do.
hank
Well hank, I agree. I would behave around her.
dd
So that is 4 flies per hour. Must be possible.
greeting