accumulating fly-tying materials

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   over the past couple of years, i've been accumulating a few things here and there against the day whn i might be able to take up the pursuit of tying flies. i did an inventory today and it seems i am doing pretty well with tools and materials of fair (neither great nor bad) quality.
tools

adjustable vise with rotating head 
open-frame bobbin 
english-style hackle pliers 
whip-finish tool 
bodkin/dubbing needle 
wax
it looks like i still need:

"good" scissors 
bobbin threader 
hair stacker 
hackle gauge
there might be a few other odds-and-ends, but i figure this will get me started where tools are concerned. as far as materials go, i have a decent "beginner's selection:"

red, black and brown fly-tying thread 
medium and fine tinsel (slver and gold, respectively) 
wax 
assorted fly-tying hooks 
various quills, hackles, bucktails, peacock herl, chenilles, dubbing, fur (rabbit and muskrat) and deer body hair
a couple of things i definitely need to get are:

white waxed floss/thread 
head cement
like the tools, there are probably a few other things i need, but i seem to be over halfway there....

Edited by TasunkaWitko

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TasunkaWitko Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator aka The Gipper Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: Chinook Montana Status: Offline Points: 14753	Post Options Post Reply Quote TasunkaWitko Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: accumulating fly-tying materials Posted: 04 January 2008 at 12:07
	over the past couple of years, i've been accumulating a few things here and there against the day whn i might be able to take up the pursuit of tying flies. i did an inventory today and it seems i am doing pretty well with tools and materials of fair (neither great nor bad) quality. tools adjustable vise with rotating head open-frame bobbin english-style hackle pliers whip-finish tool bodkin/dubbing needle wax it looks like i still need: "good" scissors bobbin threader hair stacker hackle gauge there might be a few other odds-and-ends, but i figure this will get me started where tools are concerned. as far as materials go, i have a decent "beginner's selection:" red, black and brown fly-tying thread medium and fine tinsel (slver and gold, respectively) wax assorted fly-tying hooks various quills, hackles, bucktails, peacock herl, chenilles, dubbing, fur (rabbit and muskrat) and deer body hair a couple of things i definitely need to get are: white waxed floss/thread head cement like the tools, there are probably a few other things i need, but i seem to be over halfway there.... Edited by TasunkaWitko
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24mod12 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .243 Winchester Joined: 06 May 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 231	Post Options Post Reply Quote 24mod12 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 February 2008 at 10:01
	If anyone hunts wood duck (Aix sponsa) take the feathers from below the wing on the body cause many natural dry fly patterns call for wood duck feathers. Edited by 24mod12