John,
Sounds like a good idea.
What I was getting at is that the thread is about speeding up the tying process. Many ideas are proffered which may speed up tying when you start tying. However, you must include all the prep time to your tying time.....
Otherwise, you could have been tying instead of prepping.
Myself, I no longer tie for speed. When I tied for a shop ( limited number of patterns), and had a deadline, I did have to tie for speed. As Hap was getting at, you develop a uniform system. As an example, when you tie many flies of the same pattern, you get to the point where you put the exact amount of dubbing on. There is no stopping to remove excess or add some more. You can judge exactly the amount required......
Now, I tie every day, but casually and whatever idea for a pattern that interests me.
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