Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny & Gold, 1802 |
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Page 351
... silk twice or thrice about both hook and line , as hard as the strength of the silk will permit : this being done , strip the feather for the wings proportionable to the bigness of the fly , placing that side downwards which grew ...
... silk twice or thrice about both hook and line , as hard as the strength of the silk will permit : this being done , strip the feather for the wings proportionable to the bigness of the fly , placing that side downwards which grew ...
Page 352
... silk , well waxed , and , with the right hand , give it four or five turns about the shank of the hook , inclining the turns to the right hand ; when near the end of the shank , turn it into such a loop as is hereafter directed to be ...
... silk , well waxed , and , with the right hand , give it four or five turns about the shank of the hook , inclining the turns to the right hand ; when near the end of the shank , turn it into such a loop as is hereafter directed to be ...
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... silk , after the body is thus formed , take it off , and wind the silk lightly a little upwards to be out of the way ; then take the hackle by the end of the stem , and rib it neatly , lapping it thicker until brought up to the wings ...
... silk , after the body is thus formed , take it off , and wind the silk lightly a little upwards to be out of the way ; then take the hackle by the end of the stem , and rib it neatly , lapping it thicker until brought up to the wings ...
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