Re: Leisenring Style
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:03 pm
IronBlue,
I have tried to translate an important part of the instructions from Gunnar Johnson's book "Flymfer & andra mjukhacklade flugor" (Flymphs & and other softhackled flies) on how to make the bodies for flymphs. Do you have this book too?
"Cut a thin tuft of fur from appropriate skin. Hold the tuft between the thumb and index finger of the left hand. and cut with the scissors in the right hand. Put the scissors down and grip the root end of the tuft of fur with the thumb and index finger of the right hand.. With the left hand, we then remove all long hairs from the underfur, so that the tuft only contains the soft underfur. Once again grip the tuft from the "top end" with the fingers of the left hand and hold it perpendicular to the stretched silk thread. Hold the scissors with the right hand and cut the tuft 4 to 5 mm from the bottom end. The tuft will lie as a small roll on the middle of the thread. It will now be relatively simple to distribute and roll out an even and sparse layer over the silk. A pair of tweezers can be useful to start with, and also helpful to remove surplus hair fibres with. The dubbing should be quite thin. Put more in the middle and less in both ends, that way making it easier to tie a tapered body. With a bit of practise, one soon learn to judge the right amount of wool, and how sparsely applied on the silk it should be, to get the best result. In the beginning it is common to use too much material."
dd
I have tried to translate an important part of the instructions from Gunnar Johnson's book "Flymfer & andra mjukhacklade flugor" (Flymphs & and other softhackled flies) on how to make the bodies for flymphs. Do you have this book too?
"Cut a thin tuft of fur from appropriate skin. Hold the tuft between the thumb and index finger of the left hand. and cut with the scissors in the right hand. Put the scissors down and grip the root end of the tuft of fur with the thumb and index finger of the right hand.. With the left hand, we then remove all long hairs from the underfur, so that the tuft only contains the soft underfur. Once again grip the tuft from the "top end" with the fingers of the left hand and hold it perpendicular to the stretched silk thread. Hold the scissors with the right hand and cut the tuft 4 to 5 mm from the bottom end. The tuft will lie as a small roll on the middle of the thread. It will now be relatively simple to distribute and roll out an even and sparse layer over the silk. A pair of tweezers can be useful to start with, and also helpful to remove surplus hair fibres with. The dubbing should be quite thin. Put more in the middle and less in both ends, that way making it easier to tie a tapered body. With a bit of practise, one soon learn to judge the right amount of wool, and how sparsely applied on the silk it should be, to get the best result. In the beginning it is common to use too much material."
dd