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the wing, and secure this on the top by two 

 turns of silk. 



Having now all the material necessary fixed 

 in its proper position, it only remains to taper 

 the head neatly by cutting off the ends of the 

 feathers, and to bind each and all firmly down 

 into their proper position, when the result will 

 appear, as in Fig. 23, the complete fly. To do 





FIG.23. 



this a good deal of judgment is necessary in 

 order to bind all the feathers firmly without 

 making too large a head. The method of tying 

 down is to follow the ends of the feathers with 

 the coils of the tying silk as they are trimmed 

 off, and to taper the head nicely down to 

 the nose. Then bind over again by bringing 

 the silk back over itself, and eventually fasten 

 off with the knot as shown (Fig. 24, page 

 34). 



In finishing the head of the fly, ostrich herl 

 or wool is often used, and where this is the case 



