Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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... round , and fasten off ; then turning the feathers to the right , and twisting them and the silk with the fore - finger and thumb , wind them round the shank of the hook , still supplying the short strands with new ones , as they fail ...
... round , and fasten off ; then turning the feathers to the right , and twisting them and the silk with the fore - finger and thumb , wind them round the shank of the hook , still supplying the short strands with new ones , as they fail ...
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... round the feather , hook , and gut , sufficient to make it fast , and cut away what remains of the but - end of the feather , avoiding to hurt the gut , which must be opened and twisted round the shank of the hook , the whipping is to ...
... round the feather , hook , and gut , sufficient to make it fast , and cut away what remains of the but - end of the feather , avoiding to hurt the gut , which must be opened and twisted round the shank of the hook , the whipping is to ...
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... round the silk , leaving it fine next the hook , but gradually thickening upwards ; make one lap below the fork ... round with the silk just over the feather , and then two laps close above it ; wax the silk again , and take a small bit ...
... round the silk , leaving it fine next the hook , but gradually thickening upwards ; make one lap below the fork ... round with the silk just over the feather , and then two laps close above it ; wax the silk again , and take a small bit ...
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