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    Sitting on my tying bench are two tubes of Overton's Wonder Wax. The first is 2/3 full the other is 98% full but dummy me let is sit in my travel tying case in the car on a sunny 90% day. The wax is all there and works great but it looks ugly. LOL I am seriously thinking about selling the 2/3 on eBay. The only time I use wax is when I tie nymphs and this stuff seems to last forever. Will I regret my decision in about 10 years?
    Well, I ain't always right but I've never been wrong..

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    Of course you will! 2 months after you sell it, you will need it. LOL!

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    I Know times are tough and prices have gone out of this world! Selling Wonder Wax is a bad idea. You ever try using it to a whip finish? All you do is coat the last inch of thread closest to the hook and make a whip. Fishin' Jimmy
    Last edited by Fishin' Jimmy; 03-30-2012 at 04:37 PM. Reason: changed mind

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    So what's a tube of that stuff worth? Why is it so special?

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    It's selling in a price range of $40 - 50 a tube. "Why is it so special?" Because it's an excellent product, actually the best ever made, it's no longer being made, and no one knows specifically how it was made so it cannot be exactly duplicated. Not sure if there's any other product that allows you to 'touch dub'. Additionally, a tube will last a lifetime. I've had one of my tubes of the stuff uncovered and on my tying bench for over 15 years. It's in great shape and hasn't dried out one bit. Hope this answers your question.

    Allan

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    It's not that it is so "special" but that it is not "available".
    (A good example of supply and demand)

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    Ray,

    Question - Do you consider any 'wax' product on the fly tying market to be the equal of WW?

    Allan

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    OK I have been talked out of it. This stuff is magic and I don't want to give that up. I will have to try whip finishing with it.
    Well, I ain't always right but I've never been wrong..

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    Saw a tyer using STICK-KUT at a recent conclave.
    Might that be a substitute?

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    I've always wondered about this stuff. When I started tying, I bought a tube of Overton's Wonder Wax because that's what was available. I used it happily for a couple of decades until it ran out. When I found that it was no longer available, I tried dubbing without it. I got about the same result. I don't use any fancy dubbing techniques - I just apply the dubbing to the thread and twirl between my fingers. I'm not really sure what "touch dubbing" is.

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