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Re: Skin-on-Frame: thread for sewing on skin
By:Ralph Cohn
Date: 8/27/2007, 12:46 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: thread for sewing on skin (Kent)

: Anyway I'm about ready to start sewing the skin on
: my Retrieval and finding unwaxed braided dacron fishing line might be more
: of a problem than I thought. I've got a Cabelas, Bass Pro Shop, Sheels,
: Canfields in town here. Canfields didn't have any, Cabelas website has
: coated dacron line.

: I'm wondering if anyone has some brands they could offer? Any alternatives to
: dacron?

Search for "fly line backing". I used 30 lb if I remember correctly, this is the same line Mark Starr used in his classes.

Ralph

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: thread for sewing on skin
Kent -- 8/26/2007, 8:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: thread for sewing on skin
Bill Greystone -- 8/27/2007, 7:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: thread for sewing on skin *LINK* *Pic*
Kris Buttermore -- 8/27/2007, 9:49 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: thread for sewing on skin
Ralph Cohn -- 8/27/2007, 12:46 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: thread for sewing on skin *LINK*
Bob Zani -- 8/27/2007, 6:07 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: thread for sewing on skin
Dave Houser -- 8/26/2007, 9:15 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: thread for sewing on skin
Paul Montgomery -- 8/26/2007, 11:18 pm