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SOME SAY IME A 'CRAFTY' BUGGER...................
heres some lures and flies i made,the lures are carved from ash and are hand painted with no less than 8 layers of varnish! the flies i carved a while ago.this selection in the frame won me 2 firsts in the local shows. 
heres some deer antler buttons i made,the pic doesnt realy do them justice,i make these to order,these were well recieved by my mate from GWBT (where she posted a better pic) 
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agapanthus
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You have many talents Fish!! The horn buttons take my fancy:) Well done!
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Bovey Belle
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We used to have a friend who tied his own flies and it was fascinating to watch. Do you make anything else from the antlers? The buttons look lovely. Is it a very difficult material to work with?
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Leonie2
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I would love to learn how to tie flies. Those look fantastic fish, well done you are very talented.
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Cabbagepatch
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Fantastic, good for you
leonie, please can you delete this whole thead? lloyd will be home any minute now. Amongst everything else going on, he keeps whittering about taking up fly fishing again......
Naturally, all the time in he world....  
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Leonie2
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wishful thinking cabbage
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fish
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| Bovey Belle wrote: | | We used to have a friend who tied his own flies and it was fascinating to watch. Do you make anything else from the antlers? The buttons look lovely. Is it a very difficult material to work with? |
its the same as bone to work with,a bit smelly when it gets hot on a sanding wheel! but it polishes up like glass! but for best results the mammoth ivory is tops,but very hard! i hope to post pics of my scrimshaw but my 35mm type photography is very blury for fine/close up detail.
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mrutty
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| Leonie wrote: | | I would love to learn how to tie flies. Those look fantastic fish, well done you are very talented. |
Clamp a hook, get some feathers, string and some nail varnish and you're off.
Just reminded me of another hobby I need to unpack once we move.
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Leonie2
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fish or mrutty would one of you like to do a how to demo on the forum? your instructions sound simple mrutty but to someone who has never done one I wouldn't know how or where to start. no rush but perhaps something to think about if you find some time in the future. 
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fish
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if i had a digi camera i would! maybe i should just go buy one and then try and survive for a week!
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mrutty
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well you'll have to wait for me to move
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fish
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and ive just won one for £10 on ebay!
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lloyd
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I would, but when I get a free second I'm off fishing!!
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Leonie2
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well done fish, now you need to work out how to use it
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fish
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ops didnt tink of that!!!!!!!
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Cabbagepatch
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| lloyd wrote: | | I would, but when I get a free second I'm off fishing!! |
Now look what you've done 
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mrutty
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| Cabbagepatch wrote: | | lloyd wrote: | | I would, but when I get a free second I'm off fishing!! |
Now look what you've done |
I won't even point out that there is good fishing by my new house and that it's not far from Deb's or that Ali has a BBQ area so that he can cook fresh sea food. And I won't point out the great value BBQ packs that Ali has or that there would be THREE very friendly springers to walk
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Cabbagepatch
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mrutty, you are not helping
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Old Lob
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I never tire of admiring work by Fish, a great craftsman!
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Libby
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he made a beautiful christning cup for my great neice! clever chap!
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