Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 356
... feather , ( being cut across near the point a little way on each side near the stem ) , and whip in the point of it , letting the rest hang down- wards , with the right side of the feather uppermost , and giving one or two laps with the ...
... feather , ( being cut across near the point a little way on each side near the stem ) , and whip in the point of it , letting the rest hang down- wards , with the right side of the feather uppermost , and giving one or two laps with the ...
Page 365
... feather , accord- ing to the size of the fly , so that it may show ; and , bringing the silk neatly back again , continue so lapping ( passing the feather ) to the top , and there wax it ready for fastening : taking the feather by the ...
... feather , accord- ing to the size of the fly , so that it may show ; and , bringing the silk neatly back again , continue so lapping ( passing the feather ) to the top , and there wax it ready for fastening : taking the feather by the ...
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... feather for the wings , the darkish brown speckled part of a Bittern's wing , stripped off from the stem ; the head is to be the same colour as the body , which is the reddish brown part of Hare's fur , and deep copper - coloured mohair ...
... feather for the wings , the darkish brown speckled part of a Bittern's wing , stripped off from the stem ; the head is to be the same colour as the body , which is the reddish brown part of Hare's fur , and deep copper - coloured mohair ...
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