Christensen's Golden Stone variation SBS

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Kind of Rogue-like; changed the front end around a bit.

hook - Dai Riki 280 #6
thread - UTC 140 tan
body - 2mm foam tan
underside - Furry Foam (adhesive backed) yellow
binder strip - 2mm x 2mm foam
wing - deer hair
mid-wing - Congo Hair tan
legs - medium rubber brown
indicator - foam orange

Part 1

insert needle in vise, then foam on the needle; start thread

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fold foam forward; 2 soft loops (so the foam isn't cut), pull tight and create first segment

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lay furry foam strip on one side and tie in

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pull foam back, wrap thread forward, then create next segment; repeat, tie off, trim thread, trim tag end of Furry Foam (not shown)

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slide body off needle, poke a hole in it and slide on (debarbed) hook

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Part 2


start thread, wrap back to hook point; attach binder strip and tie down

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brush a little Super Glue on binder strip, squeeze body

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segment

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trim Furry Foam and top layer of body at eye

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Part 3


poke hole at hook eye, pull foam up and let eye poke thru; tie off

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move thread back with crossing wraps over the back; clean, stack, measure (even with butt) a clump of deer hair, cut to length and tie in

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tie in rear legs

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tie in CH and trim butts

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move thread back to eye, fold foam forward over eye, tie down

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tie in front legs

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Part 4


move thread back one segment, tie down foam, tie in indicator; tie off, SHHAN


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trim everything to length


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semi-ventral


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Regards,
Scott

Interesting use of Fury Foam. Not seen it in self adhesive before. The original is expensive if bought for fly tying. Try looking for "Beading Mats" on ebay for a cheap sourse. Similar price for 6 or 8 times the quantity.
Cheers,
A.

The blankets found in inexpensive motels are made of what appears to be furry foam. I found a queen size one at a thrift store for about $5. I cut it into 3x5 squares and used RIT dye and KoolAid to create a lot of shades. Here is a sample board I made up.
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