Un-natural material, of sort...

[daringduffer]

The other week I bought a hare's mask dyed picric olive. I had to wash it today because it was very dirty. Afterwards I dried it with paper towels before using my wife's hair dryer. I found that using a velcro stick both speeded up the process and made the fur very fluffy. I "cupped" the mask into a natural shape before letting it dry. This makes it easier to"crop". More volume but more convenient too. It is now beautiful and unnaturally coloured

dd

[letumgo]

Thanks for the tips, dd. I have a couple badly misshapen hares masks. This may "do the trick", to make them easier to work with. Do you guarantee the results, or do I proceed at my own risk? (humor)

[daringduffer]

Thanks for the tips, dd. I have a couple badly misshapen hares masks. This may "do the trick", to make them easier to work with. Do you guarantee the results, or do I proceed at my own risk? (humor)

If a duffer like me succed, anyone can do it. How about that for a guarantee?

dd

[Hooligan]

Mike,

Outstanding Article! Thanks! Will surely use this info- could have saved me some "work" in the past, though.

John

[Ron Eagle Elk]

Mike,

Glad to see this up here. Very useful information. Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge.

REE

[Hans Weilenmann]

Sterling post, Mike

Cheers,
Hans W

[Otter]

Have been on the look out for full skins for a while now, haven't managed to locate any so far. Hard to get much variation in patches.

[lykos33]

Mike, Have I told you how glad I am that you are back? Quite a bit of your knowledge goes right over my head (usually because I am not paying close enough attention). A fair amount does manage to stick and I have to go, "OOHhhhhhhh..." . Thanks for the valuable info you share with us and please let us know when you will write a few books ...hint hint...

[Old Hat]

Mike, great compilation of information. This is all over the internet but in a mess of tidbits and confusing organization. Your info is spot on and well organized. Unfortunately very hard to find anywhere. Now I know where to send my students for the info concerning the essential hare's mask use. Thanks a bundle.

[willowhead]

Damn, what a loss.........allllllllllllllllllllllllllll that info Mike had on here...........90 somethin' % of which i had never even read.........well, i guess if i got along without it before................but that's a stupid way to think. Ignorance is ignorance.....choosing to be blissful SUCKX! As you well "Should" know, that cat that tried to tell you one is the other, LIED!

Definition of torture: living in this community and having to go to a fly shop to get Wapsi materials/products, when Wapsi is right down the street. We live closer to Wapsi than to either of the main two fly shops..........
If your ever down here and you happen to luck up and take the tour of Wapsi.....you'll REALLY understand. In fact, unless your pretty thick skinned, i highly reccommend you pass on the tour.....it's quite tortureus in and of itself.
Actually take the tour, it's amazing.