I never had the pleasure to meet Al and will always regret it, but, I have used his tying lessons many times when teaching beginners how to tie flies. Anyone new to FAOL and are interested in learning to tie flies, you need to check out Al's Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced lessons here. Just start with the Beginners lesson and do not skip any steps and you will have learned a lot about the how-to on fly tying. His lessons will also help you to further understand the tying videos better. I love to read his articles and really enjoyed his humor. I miss him very much......
Warren
Fly fishing and fly tying are two things that I do, and when I am doing them, they are the only 2 things I think about. They clear my mind.