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A.K. Best, long known as one of the premier technical fly tyers, has penned a work that allows the average fly tyer, with minimal amounts of training and materials, a way of achieving necessary or needed colors in common feathers and furs used in fly tying. Best, in his own straight forward technical way, takes the reader from step to step in the preparation, bleaching, dyeing and final processing of a number of common fly tying materials. The steps are clear and the text is laced with a number of "common sense" ideas which may not be immediately apparent to the novice (or intermediate for that matter) tyer. A must-read for anyone going beyond the initial amateur stages of fly tying.

If you plan to try your own dyeing and bleaching of furs and feathers than you need this book it will save you a lot of time and trouble and cut the learning curve down to nothing. it tells you just what you need and how to mix the dyes and how to prep the fur (like it tells you to soak the fur or feather in water for a while before dyeing, I have never read that any place else and it helped) so lots of information and tips if I had purchased this book frist I would have save the cost on failed fur dyeing. I rate this a 5 star must have book

If you ever thought that you might be interested in this topic, this is the book. Easy to understand and lots of great tips to get started and continue on.

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A very well written book. Excellent color photography. Beautiful drawings of flies previously only available in black & white and in very expensive first edition rare books. excellent reference to materials and techniques used to tye rare antique salmon flies. This book is destined to become a must have standard reference work on the subject.

primarily for the advance fly tyer, however, it is filled with good advise that can be used in tying any fly

This book contains excellent photography, many detailed descriptions on feather preparation and manipulation from the start to finish of a Traditional Salmon Fly. This book is an excellent addition to the author's first book. "Tying the Classic Salmon Fly." The flies are reminiscent of the true Salmon fishing fly. The low sleek wings necessary for a fly to swim is shown in detail. I was expecting to see more substitute materials used in place of the materials which are on the protected list, C.I.T.E.S. (Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species).

While it is well organized and contains beautiful materials, this book, in my opinion, falls short of its title. When I purchased the book I expected it to be a visual, historical, and an encyclopedic "reference to all materials used in constructing classic salmon flies," covering natural materials, imitation and substitue materials as well as flossing technique and other methods that are not well disucssed in other books. I expected this work to break from the tradition of guarded methods and tricks that have not otherwise been published. This book simply follows the pattern of preceding classic salmon fly how-to books, but features much better picture quality. I think this book lacks the content that it's title suggest's it contains. However, Radencich's first book, Tying the Classic Salmon Fly, is a fine example of a high quality reference book on tying classics including: feather preparation, floss work, ribbing and such through beautifully photographed pattern step-by-steps. It also included things such as classic fly patterns, custom hook making, matting & framing flies, and dying materials.

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Not a bad book with quiet a few patterns. Unfortunately many if not most of the patterns described are not accompanied with a picture or drawing of the finished fly. Pictures are a terrific advantage when tying a particular fly for the first time, it gives the tyer an idea of what the finished product should look like, balance, proportions etc. Unfortunately this is where this well written (the written word only) book is let down.

AN EXCELLENT BOOK I RECOMMEND TO EVERY FLY FISHERMAN. VERY INFORMATIVE. STEEVES PATTERNS HAVE PROVEN THEMSELVES TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND ARE A MUST IN YOUR FLY BOX.

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I had figured I should post that you get 50 yards of this. It does not say in the description. Very fast shipping, good quality thread. I'm currently using this thread for the use of strengthening my foam r/c plane. For the time being it works quite well. Very strong and sturdy.

I am not sure if you have ever used Kevlar thread before, but the thread is wonderful. It can easily cut your hand while working with it, but the strength is exceptional. I am impressed with at the treads ability to retain the died color. Often when the tread is in the sun and water this much it returns to the natural color of yellow. While this thread does lighten up the yellow tones are still muted.

Seller was great, got my product fast. I just wish I thought to ask the weight, because I needed something a bit stronger even though Kevlar is supposed to be the strongest stuff on the market. Very pleased with seller, would definitely buy from him again.

Delivered as promised, good value, good quality. I use kevlar thread for F3P profile models under 5 oz.

This thread is super strong. You can cut yourself with it if you try to break it with your hands. I even had trouble cutting it with a cheap scissors. It's great for reattaching buttons, especially on high-stress areas like pants. The fabric or button will probably fail before the thread ever does. On the down side, it's not very colorfast. I used the thread to do some mending, and after about a month's use, the color is completely gone, revealing the native yellowish color of Kevlar. The thread is still intact and holding quite well, it's just not black anymore.