Finishing Techniques for Fly Tying
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Published 2013-02-11
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Throughout this tutorial, I demonstrate various ways to finish the fly when tying; these methods include:
1.Half hitch
2. Whip finish by hand
3. Whip finish with Materelli or Thompson-style whip finisher
4. Half hitch "tool"
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All Comments (21)
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Your a great teacher. You made the whip finish more simpler & quicker. Thanks a lot.
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Best video on YouTube for whip finishing hands down thank you so much for all you do very very helpful keep up the great work.
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Great info, I got a kit for tying and i got the two whip finishers and now i know how to use both , THanks , Like,Like Like !!!
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Your video was the easiest for tying thanks I have it now
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That was one of the coolest videos I've ever seen I've been wondering how to use those tools now you just added one more by using the one with your fingers I forget what you called it one fantastic job I appreciate everything you showed I'll be looking forward to your next video thank you very much
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just getting back into tying after 40ish yr break. have nerve damage in my hands and struggling with the whipping, tried the pen trick. perfect repeated few times just to check wasn't fluke nope works great. thank you so much was getting to point of giving up.
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Very clear instructions on how to use the second whip finisher. Thx much from South Africa 🇿🇦
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This will change my alot for me ty
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This is the best finishing video I have seen! Thank you, I look forward to more learning adventures with you
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Great video, even us old fly tiers need a review every once in a while
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No head cement here either. Go Uncle John! Great tutorial Tim! Your videos are very precise and informative! Keep 'em coming!
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Good video. Should do more on marrying wings , old school wets and drys, streamers and salmon flies. I recently have been teaching myself to tie origami wings. At first they were difficult but after you learn to select the right feather, it makes all the difference. These wings seem to look great on emerger flys. I haven’t tried them on wet flys yet. They work nice on many dry flys too.
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I just saw this video and wanted to comment on the last method. Back in the Dark Ages I use to use a ball point pen refill. They were made of metal back then and they were NOT tapered so they were easier to use. When I started making saltwater flies I went to Home Depot and bought a short piece of copper tubing. The smallest I could find and cut it with a plumbers tool. In that way the end of the copper tube was curved inward with no sharp edges. If you can't find a very old ball point pen, try Home Depot
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Brilliant instruction as always in your videos. I'm tying flies for 50 years, and you can teach an old dog new ricks !!!
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One thing I have been trying to improve the last couple of years is the life span of my flies. This is an excellent teaching video thank you Tim.
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Best whip finishing demo I’ve seen. Thanks
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Most of the bodkins I have are tapered and have a hollowed out cavity on the end to do the "Ball Point Pen" method of whip finishing. Use a Materelli tool myself
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Thank you Started tying flies again after many years. You are a very good instructor, corrected my basic mistakes. Thanks again
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Inside of the box that my D. H. Thompson Model "ULTRA" Fly-Tyer's Vise is Thompson paperwork that lists all the Thompson tools and that second tool is listed in there as their Standard Model Whip Finisher, the original Thompson Figure Four Whip Finisher. Thompson lists two finishers, that one and the R/L Model designed by Fred W Watson which was claimed to be easier to use because it didn't have the double loop on the end.
