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Antron
Aug 11, 2009 14:15:10 GMT -5
Post by radioflyer on Aug 11, 2009 14:15:10 GMT -5
Just ordered some Antron dubbing online so I can tie dubceivers. Don't know if Chad or Flymasters carries any but Antron is kinda hard to find. Most shops carry Haretron. Same thing? Not sure...think it's a rabbit/antron mix.
rf
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Antron
Aug 11, 2009 14:50:58 GMT -5
Post by trent on Aug 11, 2009 14:50:58 GMT -5
Gary:
I haven't done it, but you should be able to make your own if you are into that kind of thing. You should be able to get antron based yarn at any craft store.
I found this online:
"How to Make the Dubbing The dubbing used for this fly requires using either a pre-blended antron dubbing which can be found at most full-line fly shops or making your own which would be my recommendation. All it takes to make all the dubbing material you will ever need for all your flies is a $10 to $20 coffee bean grinder. If you don't have one, get one. It will assist you in mixing dubbing materials and in making your own. It is also indispensable for "fluffing" natural furs, mixing such furs, and combining them with an antron-like material.
After reading Gary LaFontaine's books, I scoured all the craft shops in town for the material he recommended for the Emergent Sparkle Pupa fly. I finally located a trademarked product called "Dazzelaire" at the local Ben Franklin store. It comes in a skein with enough material to last a lifetime for only a couple dollars.
The particular skein I selected contains about any color you might be interested in as the color changes every five or six inches along the entire strand of material - all in one skein.
Once you secure the material and select the color you want, cut the material in 1/4 to 1/2 inch lengths and then put them in your coffee grinder. Run the grinder 10 to 15 seconds and then check the results. It takes very little time to get the texture you want.
Having a well fluffed dubbing material makes dubbing much easier and especially allows for sparse dubbing which avoidsthe most frequent mistakein dubbing any fly - using too much dubbing material. Except for the fly's thorax area, you want the dubbing to just barely conceal your tying thread."
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Antron
Aug 11, 2009 15:05:40 GMT -5
Post by radioflyer on Aug 11, 2009 15:05:40 GMT -5
Thanks Trent! You da MAN!!!
rf
...uh, where's a Ben Franklin around here? Anybody know?
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Antron
Aug 11, 2009 20:59:31 GMT -5
Post by trent on Aug 11, 2009 20:59:31 GMT -5
I used to occasionally have a Ben Franklin in my wallet, but he seems to have disappeared since marriage/children. If you really wanted to go to a Ben Franklin store, here's the store locator: www.benfranklinstores.com/storeselect.aspI'm guessing they don't have anything that you can't find at Hobby Lobby, JoAnn's, or Michaels. You could probably find antron yarn at Wal-Mart in the fabric section. I bought some mylar ribbon around Christmas time on sale after the holiday. The material inside the mylar braid is antron yarn. I think it gets used in carpets and the like, so you shouldn't have trouble finding some. Supposedly it takes well to markers, so you should be able to color it anything you like if you just had some natural or white variant.
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Antron
Aug 12, 2009 9:00:32 GMT -5
Post by rstaight on Aug 12, 2009 9:00:32 GMT -5
I have seen numerous articles on mixing dubbing. There was even an article in Fly Tyer on synthetic dubbing. If you have little ones around you may have an endless source. Just give their stuffed animals a hair cut every now and then.
You can get antron yarn at any craft store. I have a skein of white myself, it's like a rug yarn. However, it may be to stiff for something like a Dubciever.
Just pay attention to the stiffness. If you want it to "flow" softer is better. If you are going to dub bodies, it dosn't really matter much.
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Antron
Aug 12, 2009 9:40:35 GMT -5
Post by trent on Aug 12, 2009 9:40:35 GMT -5
Rick, we have enough stuffed animals in our house to fill a barn, but I think my daughters would take exception to having any with bald spots or looking like they have the mange.
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Antron
Aug 12, 2009 15:07:29 GMT -5
Post by flyfishingpastor on Aug 12, 2009 15:07:29 GMT -5
T- I could bring over some of Heather's but I think they are made of corn husks and horse hide - that was a LONG time ago. AND, if you tell her I said that, I'll deny it, OF COURSE! Pat
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Antron
Aug 12, 2009 15:48:04 GMT -5
Post by trent on Aug 12, 2009 15:48:04 GMT -5
I think most of Heather's are in the sundry boxes currently littering my garage.
The way she acts sometimes, you'd think she was only allowed to play with sticks and rocks and her pet skunk growing up. If YOU tell her I said that, I'll claim your brain chemistry is out of whack again.
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Antron
Aug 13, 2009 9:01:36 GMT -5
Post by radioflyer on Aug 13, 2009 9:01:36 GMT -5
Well, got some Antron from Hook & Hackle...showed it to my wife who'se a chemist at Purdue and says she, "oh, that's a type of carpet material! Any craftstore has that!"
...let you know what I find in the next installment in the amazing adventures of
"Radio and the Antron Caper"
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Antron
Aug 13, 2009 9:56:29 GMT -5
Post by flyfishingpastor on Aug 13, 2009 9:56:29 GMT -5
Radio; I can't wait for your new line of carpet flies! Surely, club members will get a significant discount when you release 'em? Pat
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Antron
Aug 13, 2009 10:10:39 GMT -5
Post by trent on Aug 13, 2009 10:10:39 GMT -5
Do you have anything in a berber?
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