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    Looking for rabbit claret fur or substitute for blending to make body color for Isonychia. Color seems to be difficult to get from the catalogs. any suggestions? Thanks

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    Mix gray and red rabbit, or gray rabbit or muskrat with any dyed red fur, wool, seal, other maybe a synthetic that you can get. Start with the gray, add and blend the red a little at a time until you get the desired color claret.

    Allan

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    Looking for rabbit claret fur or substitute for blending to make body color for Isonychia. Color seems to be difficult to get from the catalogs. any suggestions? Thanks

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    I do about the same thing Allan outlines except I take some red & brown rabbit blended then start adding small amounts to a gray base rabbit or muskrat, start blending till I get the wine/claret color desired.

    Also the Angora Goat claret is great substitute and can find that anywhere

    Mike
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    Claret or Wine, if you prefer is a very popular colour for dubbing and hackles
    over on this side of the pond. Unless you are determined to buy USA,
    try some of our suppliers in the UK.
    There is a very nice claret dubbing by SLF which I am sure is available over there.
    Donald Nicolson (Scotland)

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    Flyrite introduced a color specifically called CLARET a while back .

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    As Donald pointed out, just look for "wine" colored rabbit. Wapsi makes it, so look for shops that carry their brand.

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    Fritz - let me look when I get home I bought a hugh lot of different dubbings on ebay 2 years ago and I'll check and see if there's any in there.

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    Appreciate the offer Fatman. However, another kind FAOer sent me some. Thank you. Have a safe holiday

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    Give Joe at Dette Trout Flies he sells the appropriate wool for for blending the dubbing. He also has the correct dubbing in packs.

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