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Article C&F tube body tool Aug 15. 2003 Extend yourself The C&F extended tube body tool is more than two darning needles in a fancy holder. If you - like Dutch Henk Verhaar - like doing it yourself, this might be worth looking into. The flies tied with extended bodies can become very realistic and still be simple to tie. Read Henk's review here	Article Wash-n-Dry Dubbing Oct 24. 2002 Dubbing Make your dry fly dubbing in bulk quantities while washing your clothes! It's that easy! Harvest the fibers that come from you tumble dryer and prepare it for fly tying. Read the whole story by Steve Schweitzer here.	Article Hot melt glue Oct 20. 2002 Burning Epoxy is out! Hotmelt glue is in! When it comes to tying eggs and MOE blanks, this stuff is the new hot way to do it! Let our own Mad Scientist teach you more... Learn how to use hot melt glue here
Article Brush eyes Oct 18. 2002 Salt Shrimp patterns are always fun to tie. These salt water imitatoins are easy to do and fish well. Martin Joergensen has once again pursued the art of imitating these salt water arthopods - this time utilizing his family's hair brushes! Read the story and find the patterns here.	Article Blend your own dubbing Jan 22. 2002 DIY Almost everyone has the right stuff at their tying bench to make a great batch of dubbing. But not many people know they have everything they need to make an outstanding seal's fur dubbing substitute. This dubbing is a viable replacement for SLF, angora goat and seal's fur, and the trick to making it is so simple it will amaze you!	Article Turbo Block Jan 1. 2002 Tying tool Siman Ltd. has taken the Turbo dubbing twister a step further with this tool, which enables you to easily make your own dubbing brushes - stiff or soft and from almost any dubbing material. Read the review by Martin Joergensen.
Article Raising chickens Jan 1. 2001 Back yard You don't need to raise birds to get feathers for fly tying, but it's both easy and fun. Here's the story about how I have chickens for eggs, meat and not least feathers	Article Toilet ring dubbing wax Jan 1. 2001 Flushing Here's a quick and simple way to make your own dubbing wax if you don't have the patience or confidence to custom blend your own.	Article Make your own dubbing wax Jan 1. 2001 Chemistry When I recently reached the bottom of my last tube of Overton's Wonder Wax, I decided to try making my own instead of buying one of the newer commercial dubbing waxes. Like a lot of other tyers I had made my own dubbing wax years ago, but I didn't do it with a critical frame of mind.
Article Mix your own dubbing Jan 1. 2001 DIY Making your own or improving store bought dubbing. I recommend that all dubbing be passed through a coffee or spice grinder prior to using. The grinder tends to separate and air out the fibres providing a lighter product than would be normally accomplished by just using the blend out of the bag.	Article Dyeing material Jan 1. 2001 Color This small section with advice on dyeing fly tying materials was made after a discussion took place on the European fly fishing mailing list. The text was put together from input from several people of this list: Graham Ward, John Davies, Pat Orpen and myself.	Article Monofilament eyes Jan 20. 2000 Looking These eyes are actually quite easy to make, but can tease a bit if you want to do them both on the same piece of monofile -- which is the neatest way to do things.