Tying a UV Quilled Buzzer by Davie McPhail

Tying a UV Quilled Buzzer by Davie McPhail

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[ScottishFX]

Hi Davie,

To make it easier, i put my varnish in a small glass tub with a brush/lid. But my varnish ( veniard ) seems to have gone thicker and is much harder to apply evenly without lums and bumps. What have i done wrong?

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi ScottishFX,

You just need to thin your varnish down as Veniards sell a thinner as well, just add a little at a time to your varnish to get it back to what it was...So you're not doing anything wrong...

All the best Davie

[TotallyFlyTying]

Hi Davie,

Im having problems stripping the herl off the peacock.

I'm going against the fibre but I can't remove all the fibres. I've done both sides.

Will this matter to the tying of the fly?

Many Thanks,

~David

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi TotallyFlyTying,

To get a smooth body on your buzzer it would be better to remove all the fibres on the quill, I do know some peacock feathers seem to be easier than others to remove the herl from the quill.

All the best Davie

[kosty713]

Hi David! Mushka and videos just super, but there is a question for the finishing varnish, water-based or a resin.

Greetings from Siberia.

With respect Kosty

[DavieMcPhail]

Hi Kosty,

I mostly use Veniards cellire varnish which is not water based another I like is a ladies nail varnish called Rimmel 60 seconds clear..

All the best Davie

[donnie684]

hi david

can you help I am looking for scissors for my fly tying , what would you recomend.

cheers donnie -s

[gwmills61]

Stunning...gord in the Cariboo Region of BC Canada

[yourmotherFer]

@door2yourheart I use Clorox and i dilute it with water. I dip and swirl for 5-10 seconds and then remove and Dunk Them in cold water with baking soda mixed in. I have been doing this for a long time and no i have not erased the dark band.

[door2yourheart]

@yourmotherFer @yourmotherFer Does this method also bleach out the dark band from the quill? It did when i tried it over 30years ago. Maybe i did it wrong though.

[yourmotherFer]

Great buzzer Davie. Any chance you could tie a butcher? I know a very easy and fast way to get stripped peacock quills. Get yourself a small glass pan, and some regular old bleach. Fill the pan half way, take 1 eye stick for a test and learn. Submerge the quill holding the butt end and swish it around in the bleach, it only takes a few seconds to burn of the herl,take out and rinse. I have been using this method for years and i do about ten eyes at a time. Lasts me several months of tying.

[yourmotherFer]

@TotallyFlyTying Yes your absolutely correct. But make sure you take it out rinse it as soon as the herl is burned off, so you don't damage the herl. Super fast and easy!

[TotallyFlyTying]

Hi yourmotherFer,

Thank you for that!

Ill give it a try. I take it the bleach removes the fine herl?

Thanks again,

Best Regards,

~David