Material sources

[ducksterman]

Golfsmith has several types...of lead tape

http://www.golfsmith.com/browse.php?...ll&lcode=expps

[Bass_Bug]

Most of the golf stick on weights are 1/8" thick or so and weigh around a 1/4 oz for a 1/2"x 2" strip. Other than making lead-scallopini out them first, I don't see these being much good for fly tying. Zonker tape is about as thick as heavy duty aluminum foil.

[Fatman]

Saw those when they first showed up in my fly shop. Littly pricey so I bought a Rainy's Leg knotting tool and I make my own. Takes a little practice but it's way cheaper than buying the pre-knotted and you can also use it to put leg knots in rubber legging material.

Fatman

[Bass_Bug]

In case anyone is wondering, here's the tool we're talking about. Or A version of it anyway.
http://www.flyshack.com/DisplayItem....21&src=froogle

I use one of these to tie knots in hackle legs on frog patterns.

[Normand]

go to your local big box craft shop and get a "knit picker" for $1.75

[eaustin]

Ray, there's a little bit of a trick that Hans Weilenmann showed me. Instead of doing what's intuitive, put the wider "butt" end of the fiber in your right hand, make a loop and stick the wide end through the loop. It's even easier with two fibers, if they're joined at the butts (torn off the stem). I know this works because I just did some easily here, and haven't knotted any in a couple of years.
Eric

[Clay]

Am a huge Mcphail fan too. That man can lay down material with the best of them. While I don't tie a lot of hoppers I have to try that flat adhesive backed lead.

[kelkay]

A sewing tool called a seam ripper is very cheap, and can be used to make legs from pheasant tails.

[Bass_Bug]

I have a knit picker like Norm posted and also a leg knot tool from a fly shop. They are the same principle (that being a latch hook), but the leg knot tool is twice as long an the latch hook on it is a little bigger. For knotting a couple of PT fibers the knit picker should work, for much more than that, like knotting a couple of hackle quills (like I do for legs on some frog patterns), the larger latch hook is needed. Any latch hook type tool will work, it's just finding the right size for the job.

Kell, do you use a seam ripper at the bench?

[DavidP]

This is the same adhesive lead foil used in many UK based patterns imported and sold in the US


http://www.flytyingspecialties.com/p...products_id=48