BUTTS. 



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Many fly-tyers tie in the other end of the herl 

 first, but it is not nearly so strong ; on the other 

 hand, it is neater, as there is less quill. 



Wool Butts. To form these with, take a short 

 piece of wool of the colour required, and with the 

 nails tear a quarter of an inch to pieces, pick it 

 up, and spin it on to the tying silk (in exactly the 

 same way you did the fur for the tag), and wind 

 three or four turns. You should endeavour to 

 make the outline of the butt oval, not flat, as 



Fig. 28. 



shown. The mistake generally made is that 

 these butts are made too large, and without shape, 

 owing to the wool being spun too thickly on to 

 the tying silk. There is another way, certainly 

 a quicker one, but not so neat, and that is, to tie 

 in a short length of very fine wool, just as you 

 would a herl, and then to wind it very tightly 

 round the hook, finishing off under the hook as 

 before. 



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