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Threading a bobbin

Sep 9. 2014
Thread Considering how simple the goal is: to get the thread through the tube of a bobbin holder, there's a surprising number of ways to do it.
Find a few tips here
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Bobbin holders for fly tying

Aug 30. 2014
Tools Most people use a bobbin holder when they tie flies. In spite of being a simple tool there are some pretty advanced models out there. 
This is a look at the ins and outs of bobbin holders
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Fly Tying Thread Table

Jun 13. 2014
Lots of numbers A large sortable table comparing more than 100 fly-tying threads.
See it here
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Fly Tying Thread Charts

Jun 13. 2014
Scattered The nerdy look at tying threads plotting their thickness, Denier and breaking strength in scatter charts to show correlation. There is none!
Get nerdy here
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Fly Tying Thread Blues

Mar 31. 2014
Aught or odd The old aught system for tying threads (6/0, 8/0, 10/0) isn't really good. So the newer Denier system is much better, right? No, not really!
Read why in this article
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Veevus Q&A

Mar 31. 2012
Thread The Danish company Veevus has surprised the fly-tying market with its strong and thin tying thread. We have contacted Emir Ceric, the man behind the project, and asked a few questions about the thread, the market and the future.
Read his replies here.
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Whipfinish video

Jan 23. 2009
In motion This short video shows you how to whip finish with your fingers rather than using a tool. It's quite easy, looks cool and saves you trying to localize that whipfinisher on your messy tying table - that is if you are like the rest of us...
Watch the 40 second video here
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Whip fisnish with your hands

Jan 1. 2002
Whip finishing without a tool is not at all difficult. Lots of people use and praise the whip finishing tool which comes in many variations.
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A portable fly tying kit

Apr 10. 1995
In the most simplistic terms, a flytying kit must only have the tools and materials necessary to tie the flies you may use on a single trip or a single river. However, like most of us, a travelling flytying kit consumes more space than 26 high-schoolers crammed in a Volkswagen Beetle.

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