Things have changed considerably since the Darbees were tying...

To tie Adams commercially today I would use cree saddles, wings would still be grizzly.

The Darbees did not have the luxury of 14" saddles with very little taper and high barb count. The difference in tying speed is huge.

Dubbing just sits as one big ball until needed, often held cupped in the left hand.

Steps are always done the same way every time and that sets up a rhythm. Count thread wraps and try to reduce them as much as possible. For example, the wings take three wraps to hold them down, two side by side and the third between them. Then two wraps in front of the lifted wings with a third on top and angled back around the third wrap on the back side. The extra "edge" the third wrap (behind the wing) creates is enough to hold the thread wrap. A pair of turns between the wings and they are flared and the wings are in place with just 8 wraps of thread.

Every step has to be broken down this way...