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Check out this site for Japanese flies.

Bill

http://itow.com/amago/b-streams/flytying/tenkara.html

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Try here. Bill

http://www.feathersmc.com/materials/Detail.php?prodID=28

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I'm the dyer who uses natural dyes that Mike mentions. They can be very challenging to use and I've ruined lots of stuff learning. That said, there are some relatively uncomplicated dye recipes one can try. http://www.feathersmc.com/articles.php?ID=54 The dye called chemic is easy to use but hard t...

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When I first saw those bits the first thing that came to mind was that it was sawdust as well. I looked at some under a microscope though and found that it is actually bits of dried flesh. Bill

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Here is a cobbler's wax source. Bill

http://www.thebagpipeplace.com/store/page130.html

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A friend who can buy wholesale from Veniard got some raw skins for me. Bill

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When Mike had his website on the internet he related a great story about coming home on a motorcycle after a fishing trip. On the way he hit an owl with his helmet. I can't remember all of the details but I do remember how much I enjoyed reading about it. Bill

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I like the Daiichi 1640 hook for spiders. It's the type of hook that Roger Fogg describes in his book "A Handbook of North Country Trout Flies". Bill

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In the G.E.M. Skues chapter of Lawrie's "A Reference Book of English Trout Flies" the dressing for Greenwell's Glory is: Wings: Hen Blackbird. Body: Yellow or primrose silk waxed with cobbler's wax and ribbed with fine gold wire. Legs: Dark furnace hen. As the season advanced, this patter...

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Preben Torp Jacobsen wrote an article for Globalflyfisher.com about tying the Grey Duster. He called it a Caenis imitation. Bill

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Make the first cuts shallow and flat so you create something like a box shape. Then cut off the edges for a hexagram shape. Finally round off all of the remaining edges. I find that scissors with good serrations help a lot. Bill

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Jim,
I'm a big fan of Cutcliffe but outside of the book he wrote I haven't been able to find anything else about the flies of Devonshire. Can you suggest a source for further information.

Bill

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I know of four versions: First Edition 1952 Second Edition 1956 Reprinted 1966 1990 Edition I have the second and the fourth on the list. The second fits your description except that I can't find any evidence of an American publisher. The fourth is basically the same except all of the pictures have...

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If anyone is interested the 1990 edition is available.

Bill

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I have both a first edition and the 1990 version. The newer version explains that for the sake of economy the colour plates were reproduced in black and white. I would recommend paying more for an edition with the original colour plates. They are really stunning especially considering the printing ...

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