Sawada's Royal Governor

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He used pheasant tail for the wing; mine came out looking pre-chewed so I switched to rump feather.

hook - Mustad 3906 #8
thread - Danville 6/0 black
tag - gold tinsel
tail - hen brown
body - peacock herl with green floss center
hackle - hen brown
wing - pheasant rump dyed brown


Part 1

mash barb, start thread, wrap to bend; tie in tinsel, wrap to barb and back, tie off/trim


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strip off a few hackle fibers, measure (hook length); tie in/trim

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tie in some peacock herl, twist around thread, wrap to hook point, tie off/trim

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tie in floss, cover middle 3rd, tie off/trim

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Part 2

tie in some more peacock and repeat; finish 1 eye width back from eye

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tie in (folded) hackle by tip; wrap, tie off/trim

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stroke hackle fibers down, cover with thread (drywall mud today)

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trim center tip out of rump feather, measure (tip not quite to tail), tie in (no clue what the camera was focusing on)

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trim, whip finish, SHHAN

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Regards,
Scott

Scott,


Have you ever considered doing a shadow box and/or book of your craftmenship
I bet is would go over very well,
Simply beautiful work

Thanks for always sharing , keep it up !