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| Nail.head Candy |
Just tell them….. it a ‘trend’… you use our feather for hair fashion, we are going to use your nail for fly tying…. :p
Materials:
Stick on artificial nail from your wife dressing drawer…
Daiichi or similar Saltwater hook
Craft fur
Polar flash
3D stick on eye
Marker
Clear UV cure epoxy – make sure it’s non tacky
This is the 1st prototype that I tie…
the second one with more nails…
So this is the step by step tying instruction…. keep it out and do not let your wife know about it….
I don’t wanna keep getting snizzzz whole day… ( cursed by them )
Different size of nails… not the one on my last finger please..!!!
Fold the nail and trim to get the desire shape you want, stick on the 3D eye
Another view on the folded nail
Prepare the hook
Tie in the craft fur
Tie in some polar flash
Tie in the craft fur again
Apply some control gel super glue and stick it on
Pour in the epoxy…. I mean fill the base… some air will trap in the craft fur… this is good, that will balance the weight distribution
Dry it with UV light
Color the head and the craft fur with marker
Apply a thin coat of epoxy on the nail-head and now fill in more on the base
Dry it with UV light
Now the Nail.head Candy is ready
View from below…
Very Important note when you tie this pattern…
Look below
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Don’t tell your wife I’m responsible for her missing ‘NAILS’
Cheers… have fun tying
About The Author
Too late! I already have found some great things in my husbands fly tying materials for my scrapbooking but now i will have to share this information with him. Thanks.
Ooops…..
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wonderful artworks dron, nicely created blog i found it very helpful. Kelvin