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Hair Stacking
and Other Applicable Stuff

Refereces

Intro
Understanding hair
Hair scales
Stackers
Stacking
Deer, Elk and Moose
Calf Tail and Bucktail
Hand stacking
Uneven stacking
Cleaning hair
Selecting hair
References
For a great deal more information on choosing hair of the Cervidae family, read Christopher Helm's article "Understanding Deer Hair" in American Angler, Volume 18, Number 2 (March/April 1995.) Mr. Helm is one of the most knowledgeable fly tiers around when it comes to such hair.

Other relevant articles on this site:

  • Tips for selecting deer hair by Chris Helm
  • Cleaning fly tying materials By Wayne Luallen
  • Tying muddlers By Martin Joergensen
  • Hard Hair Wings By Martin Joergensen

    • Read more about tying techniques and material handling in the Tie Better section.

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