Soft Cobblers Wax Availability?
Hi All,
In looking at one of Hans recent posts, the fly made me think of the Snipe and Purple wet fly, but not having snipe soft hackle feathers, I was looking for a picture of a snipe soft hackle feather to see what one looked like. I was thinking I might have a good substitute, and ended up looking at Davie McPhails video of the snipe and purple.
At any rate, he used soft cobblers wax to treat the silk. Soft cobblers wax is also used for flies like the Greenwells Glory, so it has some general usefullness, and I don't know where you can get some.
Where can you get soft cobblers wax, or is there a good substitute for it?
Thanks and regards,
Gandolf
Formula for Making You Own
Hi All,
Thank you for the ideas.
As per your suggestions, here in the Texas panhandle, we have saddle makers, and also leather supply places, so those are places I can check. Local stores also have cheese which is wax coated, so that is also an idea I can pursue.
Alan, thanks for the offer, but now I have options that can be pursured locally.
Also, I stumbled onto a post on another site that lists a formula for making cobblers wax, and this is the link:
http://www.classicflytying.com/index...howtopic=45639
I am thinking about trying to buy a little rosin on Ebay and giving it a go, but the wax on cheese sounds quick and easy to try.
Again, thank you all for the help and suggestions.
Thanks and regards,
Gandolf