mole skin

[tlooze]

I just finished tanning a mole skin. The fur is dense soft luxurious olive/grey/silver without any guard hairs.
Should be great dubbing material. Any other suggestions or patterns would be welcome.

tom

[Hans Weilenmann]

Tom,

Superb material for touch dubbing technique, and any small size flies which call for a grey dubbing.

Cheers,
Hans W


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[Jim Slattery]

Blue Dun Hackle
Iron Blue Wingless
Iron Blue Nymph
You can use a dubbing loop,really nice for small dark nymphs,wets,and soft hackles.
Take Care, Jim

[tlooze]

Hans,

What is touch dubbing?

tom

[Hans Weilenmann]

Tom,

Coat a seation of thread with a _thin_ film of tacky wax. Take a small clump of short staple dubbing, such as mole, and dust/brush a 'mist'of dubbing onto the thread. Wrap a body. Do not mat any of the dubbing, either before or after the wrapping. What you are after is a translucent halo-like result.

Cheers,
Hans W


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[Thwack]

I've used it to cover the thread on a bead head between the hackle and the bead. Takes only a tiny tiny amount but it really cleans up the head of the fly.

It could also be used for an optional thorax on midges like the one at:

[url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/071700fotw.html:cbd25]http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fotw2/071700fotw.html[/url:cbd25]

[tlooze]

Thanks for all the info.
It might tax my tying skills but I will give it a try.

[Donald Nicolson]

Here is an illustration of the result of touch dubbing. It shows well because I used finely chopped Green Highlander SLF, the primrose tying silk shows through in contrast to the dubbing.



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[This message has been edited by Donald Nicolson (edited 28 April 2005).]