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Post by Tippecanoe Fly Fishers Admin on Dec 24, 2008 23:03:18 GMT -5
My loving wife bought me a fly tying kit for Christmas. While I was at my parents place my dad told me he had some old fly tying stuff from when my brother and i were doing fishing as a 4-H project.
Does material likfe featers, deerhair and the like go bad after a certain time? I guess I ment become difficult to work with when I say "goes bad"
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Post by rstaight on Dec 25, 2008 11:56:37 GMT -5
Les,
It takes a LOOOONG time for materials to become brittle. Try it and if you have a problem you can get some moisture back into it by using a humidifier. BUT DON'T SOAK IT IN WATER!!!!
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Post by reelteacher on Dec 25, 2008 15:14:35 GMT -5
Glad you are able to join the ranks of the fly tyers. Good luck and may the force be with you - ALWAYS. See you in January! Remeber, keep telling your wife all of the material you have to buy is actually saving you money... He He He.
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Post by trent on Dec 29, 2008 13:53:57 GMT -5
Les:
congrats on snagging some gear.
I got some more tying items and the Orvis Tying Guide, so I need to get busy. The first goal is finding a place in the house I can set up and leave things up/out. The wife was patient with my stuff all over the kitchen, but that only lasted so long.
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Post by Tippecanoe Fly Fishers Admin on Dec 29, 2008 14:57:45 GMT -5
I am also trying to figure out how to reorganize my office to make it better suitable for my hobbies.
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Post by trent on Dec 29, 2008 15:10:28 GMT -5
Shoot, you have an office??? I barely have a corner carved out of the kids playroom for a computer desk.
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Post by Tippecanoe Fly Fishers Admin on Dec 30, 2008 0:59:45 GMT -5
Yeah when we designing our house the wife didn't complain about me having my own office where a door could be shut and nobody would see my hobbies that shes calls a mess. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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