THE MATEBIALS AND METHOD OP FIXING. 



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In placing and joining the three side by side extend the middle strip 

 beyond the lower and the upper strip beyond the middle one. When they 

 are all together, a little manipulation of the hands and fingers will regulate 

 the " step-like " outline of their points. Make up the right set in a 

 similar fashion. 



Select next, feathrsrs, say, from Peacock wing, Golden Pheasant tail, 

 Turkey, Bustard and Swan dyed red, yellow, and blue. Arrange their 



order and continue the 

 work as before. After 

 manipulating their 

 points so that they shall 

 gradually in crease in 

 length towards the top 

 part of the wing, put 

 each of these two new 

 made-up sets on the 

 inner side of the two 

 skins, taking care that, 

 in so doing, their points 

 extend beyond the 

 others to the length of 

 wing desired. 



The right and left 

 wing, so composed, that 

 is to say, enveloping 

 the "two new made-up 

 sets," are now put 

 together (back to back) 



NEW METHOD OF 

 FIXING MIXED WINGS. 



and tied on the hook by 

 the following method, 

 which, in theory, is 

 just as commendable, 

 as in practice the result 

 is, or should be, in- 

 evitable, and in fishing 

 effectual. 



Having touched 

 with varnish the coils 

 of tying-silk forming 

 the foundation, seize 

 the whole wing by the 

 roots with the right 

 hand, and measure the 

 proper length of the 

 wings by offering them 

 to the hook. Now hold 

 the wings and the hook 

 in the left hand, the 

 fingers being straight 



with the shank. The fingers and hook-shank being now in a horizontal 

 position (see diagram), release tying-silk and pass it first round the left 

 little finger point from towards you to X, then up, under the left 

 thumb, over the wings and under fore-finger grip. Now pull X X 

 together until the wings are gently and symmetrically brought straight 

 down upon the hook and into place, maintaining the grip of the left hand 

 upon them throughout. Remove little finger from its engagement, but 



