Charlie Mann's Smelt Patterns

[nfrechette]

[nfrechette]

step by step part 1

[nfrechette]

step by step part 2

[melk]

AHA!!! Thanks Norm, that is how you get the body to form!
Mike

[dave potts]

Nice tutorial Norm. You can also make the body by wrapping braid over the sticks after they are lashed to the hook.

[nfrechette]

yes you can

some of the patterns use different colors (red, green, yellow, blue etc) of body braid as an underbody that will the come through the pearl mylar piping overbody

you can see the effect in this photo but that charlie was looking for

[melk]

Hi Norm,
What did you use to shape form? Scissors, knife, sandpaper?
Thanks,
Mike

[nfrechette]

i use scissors to cut the pick to length (soft wood) and then just whittle the pick to shape with a utility knife.

[melk]

Thanks Norm, I'll get the band aids for the knife part!!
Mike

[dave potts]

yes you can

some of the patterns use different colors (red, green, yellow, blue etc) of body braid as an underbody that will the come through the pearl mylar piping overbody

you can see the effect in this photo but that charlie was looking for

Never thought of using the two together. Those are cool looking.