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Hey! Forget brass tubing! Here are my insect bodies that I made with: foam spray adhesive a metal pen body cordless drill The pen worked fantastic and the best thin is that they come in different sizes and you do not have to sharpen them. Here is a pict of some of the bodies and one wasp I made. Don't make fun of my first attempt! :j_k: Take care, Tim

Hey! Forget brass tubing! Here are my insect bodies that I made with: foam spray adhesive a metal pen body cordless drill The pen worked fantastic and the best thin is that they come in different sizes and you do not have to sharpen them. Here is a pict of some of the bodies and one wasp I made. Don't make fun of my first attempt! :j_k: Take care, Tim

Jeff, Here is the pict. As you can see it is pressed in between the mat and the glass. It looks quite nice. Not sure if it is the look/idea that you are going for. I do not know what it is called or if there was even a theme. My cousin is an avid flyfisherman and I think he thought this would be a thoughful gift. Pretty sure it was as I still have it. Only other wedding/reception gift I have in my possesion is a tree growing in my backyard. All I know is that most of the people who were in attendance were not fly fishermen and everyone was most impressed. Let me know what you think. Tim

That looks awesome! :headbang: Can't believe that is your first realistic. Love to see some more. Tim

Bead Head, I can't host yet either but if we can get this one going I'll be in for sure. Let's get this filled up! Tim

Jeff, My cousin got married a few years ago and her husband framed flies for all the male guests at the reception and the women got framed pressed flowers. I was not into fly fishing or tying at the time and didn't pay much attention to the fly. I pulled it out of a drawer a few weeks ago and it is lying on my tying bench. I am not sure what the name is of the fly but if you want me to take a pict of it an send it to you let me know. Now that I know a little, and I use that term very loosely, about fly tying, I do not think this fly would be too hard to make in large numbers. I am pretty sure you so not want a pattern that will take you 20 minutes to tie per fly. Ahhhh ..... the memories ...... reception party favours ..... I went with little trees. Had to put each one in a burlap sack and tie it with ribbon. And I though I had it hard.... sage8wt Realistic Dragon Flies! No that is hilarious. :hyst: :hyst: Glad yo dodged that bullet buddy! Jeff, let me know, Tim

Awesome fly! It even looks like it has a personality .... :devil:

Those are some sweet looking flies! Can't wait to see what other have tied. Come on June 1st! Take care everyone. Tim

#10 Pheasant Tail Nymph then it was a # 10 Gold Ribbed Hares Ear. Both flies were great flies to start tying. I was surprised that the results were so evenly divided!

Yea right! :hyst: :hyst: I did catch that pike on Sat. afternoon but it was certainly not with a nymph! I was just messing around with a FBPT and I did catch something ....... Here it is ..... At least I we know it catches 'fish'. Have to try it on a body of water that has cold water species ......

I was trying out the Flash-back Pheasant Tail pattern at the lake yesterday and check out what I hooked onto!

Hey JH! Nice fly! Wish I would have seen it last week. Pike season opens here today and I am going out this afternoon. Might have to try and tie a few up this week and then try my luck again next weekend. Thanks for the submission! Tim

Fred ...... sweet tie! Think I'll tie some next week. Might experiment with some turkey biots as well. Thanks for the ideas. I'll post how it works out in Eastern Ontario. Take care, Tim

Thanks Will! :headbang: This is a great place and I know it will only get better! Tim

Less than a week to get there. Nice! :scooter: My faith in the postal service is slowly being restored! Can't wait to see all the flies. Thanks for the update Spanky! :thumbsup: Tim

Think I found a simple solution and please let me know your thoughts on this. Like everyone I have many pens laying around the house. Some of them are metal. Well this afternoon I took some of them apart, the ones that where different sizes, put the metal parts in my cordless drill and drilled a little foam. :dunno: Well, to my delight all of the mets pen parts bored (sic?) a very neat tidy foam plug. So them I sprayed adhesive all ofer a few sheets of foam pushed them together, got it all over my arm (unknowingly), placed it on the couch while watching the Senators and Buffalo, have some explaining to do about the armrest and why it is all marked up, had to tear the hairs out of my arm that were stush together with adhesive. And the scary thing is that I like the feeling of my newly smooth arm ........... Why is Buffalo winning 1-0? I do not know but I am very nervous. If the Sens lose this PM .... that could be it and I'll have to change my avatar. Any suggestions? Tim

Great Job! I love the eyes. Keep em coming. I love getting all of these ideas. Tim

letumgo, Your darn right that helps! :headbang: Thanks for the advice. Seems like you have punched a few bodies over the years. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I am going to try brass tubing first but then maybe I'll look into how you do it. I will certainly look into those books. Thanks again, Tim

Crawfish I'd eat after one Bud. Crayfish I'd eat after 24 Bud. So I guess you could say I would eat them raw or just cooked on a stick with some salt and pepper seasoning. Don't hear of many people eating crayfish up here. None actaully ...... I am interested in hearing the recipes though ..... you never know.

Hey Terry and Joe (and anyone else interested), Thought you might be interested in this: Joe, I am not sure this is the site you had seen in the past, but it look pretty good. Terry, this looks pretty easy. I think I am going to give it a try. Minus the sandle though. I already have foam at home. Heard a chopstick is a good tool to poke the foam out of the tubing. Tying Techniques Tim

:thumbup: Happy Birthday! Glad to hear the Canadian boys are shaking your windows and a music staple in your parts!

Hey Everyone! Thanks for the responses. I really appreciate the feedback and participating in a forum where you get quick and valuable feedback on questions! I also heard somewhere that fine sandpaper works as well. Hopefully I will be offering some crappie and bluegills a tasty 'faux' protein treat this weekend if I get my bodies punched out. If I am successull expect an update. If not ...... :down: ...... I'm keeping quiet! Thanks again, Tim

:eek: Still haven't taken the feathers out of the detox containers. I want to be sure the inhabitants of these feathers are done for good. Take this you vermin .... :gun_bandana: ....... 1 week total .......... should do it. I am going to hope my eyes water when I open those containers .....

Very Nice! I really like that deer hair popper! Your father in law will love the gift!

Need some advice: Decided to try making some insects out of foam bodies. I have the foam and I am planning to glue back and yellow foam together to make some wasps. I have heard people talk of cutting out the bodies with sharpened brass tubing. How do you actually sharpen the tubing? Is there a specific size? Or is it like everything else in this hobby where you have to have 15 sizes for everything? :dunno: One other quick thing ..... what type of glue should I use to glue the sheets of foam together? Would 5 minute epoxy work? Thanks for the help, Tim