Re: Safe Material Storage
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 12:09 pm
Thank for the tip! I’ve been looking for these ever since the shell no pest strips are no longer available.
MANY Thanks, Dana
MANY Thanks, Dana
A forum to discuss tying and fishing wingless wet flies and other soft hackle fly patterns
https://www.flymphforum.com/
I'm a fan of doing this too, especially with birds having a lot of fat, like ducks. The whole process is fairly methodical for me, as I like to create left and right pairs, and tape them onto heavy acid-free paper (with acidic masking tape, lol). The tape touches the stem part that gets cut off later, so it's not really an issue. I've done this with Woodies, Mallards, Teal, and one golden plover that had not been cured long enough. The little panels then get stored flat in small plastic shoebox tubs. I don't like them being airtight though, I like a little air circulation, though I can't scientificially say it's good--.Greenwell wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 5:18 pm
Full bird skins may be impressive to look at but it makes sense to remove the feathers that you will actually use and give or throw the rest away. I do this with partridge skins and other birds that I use a lot. The old timers who had neither the modern pesticides or containers we have knew that insects attack the skin and usually plucked off the good feathers, sorted them into envelopes, and tossed the skins out.
Just a few hundred.......I have his fly wallets, materials, and manuscript collection. Here are some examples.ForumGhillie wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 7:01 pm John excellent, thank you for posting.
Do you have any of his flies?