wire and silk brushes
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wire and silk brushes
I started an experiment with brushes from copper wire and from silk. The first serie is with different colors of copper wire and with claret dubbing: 50% hare and 50% seal. The hook is a Kamasan B 175 #12 and the thread sheer light yellow.
Claret and copper wire
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Claret and blue wire
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Claret and red wire
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Claret and green wire
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I tried to leave the hackle dry , I think it is more like the way they behave in the water.
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Claret and copper wire
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Claret and blue wire
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Claret and red wire
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Claret and green wire
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I tried to leave the hackle dry , I think it is more like the way they behave in the water.
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Re: wire and silk brushes
Great idea, great photos and killer flies!
Excellent post!
Reminds me of the woven wire bodies some of the UK and European tiers like to add extra weight to competition flies, but dubbed wire brushes sure add a lot more life to the fly body. The translucent seal fur should make the wire "pop" underwater and give some really neat "keying" triggers.
Well tied and well presented. Top marks.
Excellent post!
Reminds me of the woven wire bodies some of the UK and European tiers like to add extra weight to competition flies, but dubbed wire brushes sure add a lot more life to the fly body. The translucent seal fur should make the wire "pop" underwater and give some really neat "keying" triggers.
Well tied and well presented. Top marks.
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It is so nice to see your flies again Ruard. I am a big fan of your wire brush bodies, and these are excellent, as are the photos.
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Ruard, you are a wonderful fly designer.
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Same for me. This is a really nice series. The wire bodies with seal are a killer combo. Nice work and a wonderful post.letumgo wrote:It is so nice to see your flies again Ruard. I am a big fan of your wire brush bodies, and these are excellent, as are the photos.
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That's some fine work, Ruard. I'll bet the roach will eat those like little candies.
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Love the lies, in regards to the bodies and the wire. When I saw the post and the reference I thought brushes but the wire looks ribbed. Do you premake the brushes before tying them in.
If you are dubbing onto the wire itself then, do you apply some form of wax?
I'm thinking of an article in a very old fly Tyer magazine that covered dubbing on to wire.
If you are dubbing onto the wire itself then, do you apply some form of wax?
I'm thinking of an article in a very old fly Tyer magazine that covered dubbing on to wire.
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The wire is quite thin so it look like one thread of wire but it is a dubbing brush that I had made with my Clark dubbingblock.ashley wrote:Love the lies, in regards to the bodies and the wire. When I saw the post and the reference I thought brushes but the wire looks ribbed. Do you premake the brushes before tying them in.
see also: http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... g&start=20
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Re: wire and silk brushes
Thanks for the link, I think I made something similar years ago but lost it. I'll be making a new one when I get home on Friday.
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Ruard,
You've inspired me to go give these wired bodies a spin on the Clark block.
Lance
You've inspired me to go give these wired bodies a spin on the Clark block.
Lance