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On all ?Compara? patterns, there can be a tendency for the ?wing? to tend to lean forward over time.
There are a couple ways to prevent this from happening.
I have found this to be the best way to prevent this:
I tie in two separate clumps of deer hair at the thorax.....in opposing directions. This has the two ?melded? wings in tension against each other. It works well.
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Great idea, Byron. My technique- not original- is to tie in one clump, but then separate about 1/3, wrap thread through the "split", then do it again with the next 1/3. Finish off with a few tight turns against the base. Takes way more time to describe it than to do it! But I want to try your technique, too.
Chuck
Thanks for both tips.
Rick
Rick. That was Craig Matthews’ method of helping maintain the vertical positioning he came up with a number of years ago, which helped.
Believe it or not, this method works better as there is constant equal pressure in both directions, this lasting nearly forever.