How Insane are Fly Tyers?

[Andy B]

Well, here I am just fininshing tying of six flies for a swap and then what comes next I started ironing all my Duck and Goose quills out with a steam iron on low setting. The feathers look great non wrinkled and will tie up some great wet flies. Then I started ironing the left and right mallard flanks for more wet flies. Then it dawned on me the age old question. You must be a fly tyers when your home on a Saturday night at 10:00PM ironing your feathers. How many others out there share in this insane behaviour. Maybe I need to get a life (LOL).

Andy B

[RexW]

It's OK Andy, but if you start using Starch on your feathers, then it is time to start being worried...

Rex

Andy B;
Most of us Andy, most of us!! I'm steaming feathers right now!

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I feel more like I do now than I did when I got here!

Cactus AKA "Lucky Dog (Pirate Name)"

How insane? Totally, completely, and certifiably insane! I even have the paperwork to prove it. I would not change a single thing, having the best time of my life.

Steven & Andy;
I'm tying some streamers for ohiotuber they are creations of my own design and, should he catch something on one it will become the 'Connor Flannigan" in honor of his grandson!! Totaly insane!! But so much fun!!

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I feel more like I do now than I did when I got here!

Cactus AKA "Lucky Dog (Pirate Name)"

[Jim Hatch]

Hmmm!

My son called this evening from Arkansas
where he's duck hunting with buddies this
week. Said he plucked and bagged 12 woodies
for me today. Guess I'll have to break out
the old iron too when he gets home.*G*
Warm regards, Jim

[eaustin]

Andy, when you start to curl feathers with a curling iron, then it's time to start worrying about your sanity, not before. It's funny you brought this up, I was just contemplating asking my wife if I could use the iron to iron a few mallard quills. I've never done it, but suspected that you did, as perfect as you get those wings. I'll give it a try.
Eric

[Yaffle]

O.K. As for insanity, if I'm not there yet, I must be getting there.
Proof of that is this (I'm going to ask this question)
What do you guys mean ironing feathers?
I've never heard of this and now I'm concidering it. Must be going...
-Yaf

[Andy B]

Yaffle:

Use a steam iron on low setting takes all the wrinkles and bends out of Duck and Goose quills that I use for wet fly tying. It also works nice on mallard flank that I use to tye Grizzly Kings and Professors with. Just a little insane smart input.

Andy B.

P.S. You can also repair a good amount of damaged quills buy steaming and shaping first and ironing second.

[Royal Wulff]

Hi "Berg Man",

I was insane before I started flyfishing, so the transition for me was pretty easy, even at entry level.

Later, RW

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"We fish for pleasure; I for mine, you for yours." -James Leisenring on fishing the wet fly-