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Wind on the Silver
tinsel about six turns for a size 6 iron with less for smaller irons. Trim
off the excess floss and tinsel then tie down the loose ends. |
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| Be careful and try
to keep a nice level area for the head. Try to catch both the tinsel and
the floss under the hook when tying them off keeping the head area as free
as possible from materials. |
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Turn the hook upside
down in the vice or rotate the vice and position as shown to the left.
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| Select a bunch of
grey squirrel tail hairs, aim to be skimpy with the number of hairs. I
don't count hairs but at a guess I would say approx. 20 -30 would suffice.
Catch in as shown spreading them slightly on the underside of the hook.
The white tips should extend beyond the bend. |
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This is the hard
bit, note that I have a minimum number of thread wraps at this stage, probably
about eight or nine. Make sure these wraps are tight then catch the loose
ends in your left hand and trim off with one cut.
Note the cut ends
extend to the eye, bind them down with a few more turns of thread. |
| Turn the hook up
the right way and bring the thread back ready for the top piece of gey
squirrel. Catch in as shown and trim off as before, one cut off the scissors
is all that's needed. |
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