"Trigger Finger" ?
This is going to slow me up... I strained my tendon trying to get my frozen truck door open and have what they call "trigger finger", no kidding.. look it up on the web, painful. Gotta have this on for up to 6 weeks.... great.
Making dubbing 101 a step-by-step by Doug Korn.
Making dubbing from yarn is easy using a coffee grinder. Buy one just for making dubbing, they are cheap, about $15. Experiment with different yarns yourself to find the right color, texture and float-ability desired for your fly tying needs. Today's goal is to make an orange sulphur dubbing for dry flies. Materials needed. All you really need is a coffee grinder and some yarn... I use a 12 inch board to measure my "parts". I cut one part of orange yarn and ten parts yellow. Then, cut the 11 pieces of yarn in 3/4 inch lengths or "bundles". Keep the 3/4 inch bundles nicely lined up so that they can be added to the coffee grinder in the proper 1 to 10 ratio. You will end up with about 15-16 bundles. Add 3-4 bundles at one time to the grinder. Turn it on and run it for about 20 seconds. Grinding times will vary depending on your wool and the volume of yarn in the grinder.
If you are right handed you may be in trouble.....going to have to learn to pick your nose with your thumb. :)
ReplyDeleteRalph - you almost made me spit out my coffee.... LOL ..... Oh and I am a lefty fly fisher... But, I tie flies right handed..... anyway, I will push through and carry on best I can.
DeleteLooks like certain projects will be on hold.
ReplyDeleteLooks quite painful...go easy buddy.
I'm going to do what I can.... Today I'm going to try tying a few flies, but I'm not sure how thats going to go. I had completed the finish on the bamboo fly rods, 6 coats. The next steps are to align and mount the guides, that may have to wait a while. Thanks for the reply Alan.
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