3 advantages: 1) The wire around the body makes the fly way more durable than a thread-based dubbing loop, which is essential for Pike/Muskie flies. 2) You can mix multiple materials of varying length more effectively 3) You get better portion control and can build tapers into the loop more easily
I made a brush combining schlappen and ice dub. Gunner Brammer has a video on it. It took me a few tries, but they turned out pretty well after some practice.
I tie the majority of my flies using composite loops. I'm going to attempt to turn my loops into brushes because I think it will help with speed and more importantly consistency. Consistency, as any good fly tier knows, is one of if not the most important aspect of fly tying.
Great Idea, cheap dubbing brush "machine". Congrats, thanks for sharing. Cheers.
Very clever. Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you for this! You saved me 60 bucks on a wooden jig, and who knows how much on store bought brushes.
this is actually very helpful, saves a lot of money and its just as effective
Cheers buddy . That was simple and very cool 🎣🎣🎣👌👌👌
I know it’s been said, but this just saved me a chunk of money. Ty sir!
Awesome! Thank you for sharing!
IKEA makes a milk coffee frothier for only $2.99. Works great, small and light, for spinning your brush. Recommended by Gary Borger…
Simple! Thanks!
Excellent!
You can use a C clamp to hold the cutting board in place. I just hammered a nail in my fly tying table and achieved the same results.
If you clip the ends off the paper clip handle, you could chuck both legs into the drill simultaneously and get a much tighter revolution.
you could use a screw eye in the drill...
That's crazy
Anyone done this by hand without the drill? I figure it should work fine, will just take longer.
How is a dubbing brush an improvement over a simple dubbing loop?
Mike Sueirro you are able to make them before hand.
3 advantages:
1) The wire around the body makes the fly way more durable than a thread-based dubbing loop, which is essential for Pike/Muskie flies.
2) You can mix multiple materials of varying length more effectively
3) You get better portion control and can build tapers into the loop more easily
thanks Pat, I'll try it.
I made a brush combining schlappen and ice dub. Gunner Brammer has a video on it. It took me a few tries, but they turned out pretty well after some practice.
I tie the majority of my flies using composite loops. I'm going to attempt to turn my loops into brushes because I think it will help with speed and more importantly consistency. Consistency, as any good fly tier knows, is one of if not the most important aspect of fly tying.
free to move on with life lol
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