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Carrie Stevens style

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On these I tied in place. I have pre assembled wings before w/ contact cement, but didn't have any this time. I will next time as it is ALOT easier LOL!

Pre assembled wings!!! Oh the sanctity of fly tying.

Good idea though :)

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Pre assembled wings was the innovation of Carrie Stevens style of commercial tying. A guides wife with no formal training.

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Pre assembled wings!!! Oh the sanctity of fly tying.

Good idea though smile.png

It's how Carrie Stevens did it.

 

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you dont marry the wing fibers directly on the hook do you?

 

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I marry wings on the bench but wouldn't use adhesive. I like the idea of doing it the Carrie Stevens way.

I'd imagine we wouldn't have access to the same adhesive now. Do folk use flexible cement?

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Flytire did she assemble both sides at once?

What type adhesive would she have used?

Just like you see in the for I posted

 

Assemble left side then assemble right side

 

As far as glue, it would have been what was available in her era

 

I have seen Don bastion use rubber cement

 

Watch this video on wing building

 

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Great Video! Maligne Lake is my home go to lake about 4 hours from where I live. Although chronamid fishing is popular, most will troll while constantly ripping a streamer fly. Some pics from last season.

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I read an article that Carrie used either a thick varnish or resin to glue up her wings. It didn't say more than that basically.

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Yes I read that in Don Bastian's articles. I just use Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails, best if it is slightly thicker than when fresh but it works fine for me, certainly holds things together till tied in anyway. I have a little bottle of rubber contact cement in my tying case i haven't used in years, probably hard as a brick about now.

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