Pictures

Brass bobbin

All sorts

A selection

$My measuring setup - I hung the threads on a bobbin holder from a round tube and let them spin until they were static and then measured each length about 5 places and noted the numbers. Then I spooled off more thread to get to a new, \"virgin\" stretch and repeated.$

My measuring setup

The micrometer

A huge selection

Chart

Table

$CDC and Elk on the water - The photo demonstrates the CDC feather\'s ability to repel water$

CDC and Elk on the water

Overall (Type 1) CDC feather.

CDC details

$The bird\'s preen gland - The gland is located on the top of the bird\'s tail and not on the underside as the name of the feathers may indicate$

The bird's preen gland

$CDC and Elk - The author\'s signature pattern, which utilizes a single CDC feather$

CDC and Elk

Once and Away

The Para Emerger

$The F Fly - Marjan Fratnik\'s simple CDC fly$

The F Fly

MP 666

CDC Green Transitional Caddis

CDC Palmer

Type 1

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