No …I don’t know how…
There must be someone out there that has figured out how to make a really good full peacock herl dubbing loop with the twister???
To be able to do that alone with it would make it worth the price of admission…not that it isn’t already…
Ducksterman,
I’m still working on it. I am able to make them that don’t look too badly, but they’re not quite there yet. I find that using both a thread loop and a wire loop at the same time “captures” the peacock herl better, but I still have some loose ends sticking out. I’ll keep you posted as I progress with this challange.
To the others using the dubbing twister, let’s keep the ideas coming.
Jim Smith
I don’t know about a “twister”, I use a small wire clip from Radio Shack and grip the peacock and the thread loop and twist them together and it makes a great peacock rope, durable and even with no loose ends.
Mike
I use my fingers to start and then for the last inch attach the twister and finish it and then wrap. Seems to work ok and capture the herl.
HHmmmm, I’m thinking I didn’t make my question totally clear…sorry if that is so…I’m not talking about the dubbing loop we create on the hook…nor the twister that is used some times for that[e.g. a Cal Byrd twister].
I’m referring to the Turbo Dubbing twister platform we have been talking about in two other current threads.
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/view … hp?t=13025
Again sorry if there is confusion…
Well you can buy peacock dubbing brushes commercially so it definitely is possible to make them. I have this fancy roots dubbing machine and it comes with a video where they demonstrate construction of a peacock dubbing brush.
It was constructed on a single strand of fine diameter wire.
The roots machine is constructed so that the end of the wire that is not being twisted is connected to a pivot (like a snap swivel) so the whole wire spins and doesn’t twist up in this process.
The other end of the dubbing wire is just looped around the spinning hook and twisted around itself to anchor it. The first bunch of peacock herl is just fed through this anchor loop with a bobbin threader to get it started.
Then coat the length of wire that you expect to cover with herl with cement. They recommend cellaire (which I believe is nitrocellulose lacquer).
Twist the clump peacock herl onto the wire until about an inch or so is left and then clip it to the wire with one of those little electrical clips that are so handy as hackle pliers.
The trick is to get a new bundle of herl started. What they do is a figure eight wrap. Hold the tips of the new bunch of herl and take a wrap around the anchored clump, then continue around the bare wire, then around the clump again, then around the wire. This should be sufficient to anchor the new clump. Then trim the tag ends of both herl clumps. Now you can go back to step 4 and repeat till you have filled the wire.
I tried this once and it worked pretty well for me. I believe that with a little practice one could get pretty good at it. They used that super long 8 inch peacock herl that you can sometimes find. I have no idea what nuclear mutant peacocks that comes from but it isn’t too hard to find. Good luck!
I don’t understand the necessity of making peacock dubbing brushes when a simple thread loop does such a fine job creating a peacock chenille?
Good to hear I’m not the only person to try and figger out the peacock in the twister. I think my next try will incorporate some sort of adhesive.
In the meantime, I’ve been using some custom simi-seal and llama mixes to imitate the peacock colors and flash and they work well. I’ll try to post some pics of the flies…
That is valid…
At this point here’s my reasoning…
Just to see if I can…
If done it will likely be about as indestructible a peacock that there can be.
The limited tying I’ve now done with the brushes leads me to believe these dubbing brushes are very convenient and when I do sit down to tie it’s very efficient and probably more durable[I’m not a professional tier]…I’ve got a set up where I make the brushes while "wasting " time watching the tube
Besides sometimes it’s fun to do something different or just because you can. 