After making they are coated; Japaned, or bronzed. This is done in a bowl. The barbless ones hook themselves together as there is no barb to keep the points from going into the eyes. They become a 'Hedgehog'. Takes hours to seperate them and makes people very cranky so they charge more for them.

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"How long does it take to learn fly-fishing?
No one knows."
Grand poo-bah