Soft Hackle Mayfly Emerger

[letumgo]

I finally got a chance to watch this outstanding video. Extremely well done. Great techniques too.

[CreationBear]

Great techniques too.

How he "carded" the dubbing was a new one to me--I can definitely see using that method for prepping Leisenring dubbing brushes in the future.

[letumgo]

I learned the carding technique from our Mark Libertone. It works great for Leisenring/Hidy style bodies.

[DUBBN]

I watched the video. You guys are still speaking latin (carding). Gotta go watch again.

[letumgo]

"carding" is the technique of pulling the dubbing to align the hair fibers so the are parallel. In broader terms, the technique is use to process raw wool for yarn making.

[DUBBN]

Paraphrasing here...."dont be afraid to fish it deep with split shot". Great tyer. Terrible secret keeper!

[CreationBear]

I learned the carding technique from our Mark Libertone.

Excellent, I've been pondering how to refine my "flymphing" technique (though I'm a bit too ADHD-y to lay everything out on my pants leg. )

[letumgo]

Jon - I made a Clark's dubbing block to make the Leisenring style bodies. I find it a little easier than forming them on my pants leg. The dubbing block holds my waxed silk, leaving both of my hands free to wrestle the dubbing into submission.

[CreationBear]

I made a Clark's dubbing block

I hacked together one myself for IBF #16, then "volumized" the brush using Hidy's method of rolling it on a piece of fabric. (I'm looking forward to borrowing (read: "stealing") my brother's router and making a little fancier one this winter. What's interesting is just how little fur you need with the doubled-over silk--which is another way of saying that everybody's swap fly from me will be a bit...thickish up around the eye.

[willowhead]

That carding technique has been around a long time.....for anyone who can figure out how to find a copy of a DVD by Royce Dam called, Fly Tying Techniques Dry Fly volumn 1., you'll see him doing the technique on that video.
DANG.....i just found my Ollie Edwards DVD......