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The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference: To Techniques and Dressing Styles (Hardcover)

by Ted Leeson (Author), Jim Schollmeyer (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 444 pages
  • Publisher: Amato (Frank) Publications (Dec 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1571881263
  • ISBN-13: 978-1571881267
  • Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 21.6 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 315,699 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference Guide, 5 Aug 2002
If there is one book any serious amateur fly tier has to own it is this one. Brillantly illustrated with clear directions and photographic sequences. Excellent chapter on what to look for when buying fur and feathers etc, a subject matter often ignored in most other fly tying books. The book lists the many different methods which can be used to achieve the same effect e.g. winging, hackling etc etc etc and leaves you to make up your mind which one you choose to use in your tying.
A must have.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Every dressing technique I've ever heard of is here!, 11 Dec 1998
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This is not a book that provides patterns and technique; this is a book of techniques that may be applied to patterns.

This wonderful book has very clear illustrations of just about every dressing technique I've ever seen, or heard of, or wondered about. The most obscure technique for winging I know of, the "reverse hackle" or as the Brit's call it, "wonderwing" is clearly shown. I'd never run across anything about this winging style, save for a few photos in European journals. I find the inclusion of this obscure technique amazing.

This book has something for everybody: beginners will have choices for tying that are easier (or, more sophisticated) than the guide they are working from; and, intermediate and advanced tiers will find interesting new methods or new uses for existing materials.

I simply have never seen a survey of technique this extensive anywhere in the (already voluminous) fly tying literature.

Mr. Schollmeyer's photos are sharp, well oriented and highly illustrative. Mr. Leeson's text (which is a substantial departure from his superb prose work) is a model of clarity and concise description.

Overall this is a fine work and one which will, I predict, become a standard in the field.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars First Class, 18 Aug 2001
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Although this book may seem expensive, it is worth every penny. Every tying technique is beautifully illustrated, and excellently cross-referenced. It ouses quality, and is clearly written. From basic thread management to expert level, it is all here. It has helped me enormously. What more can I say - BUY it!
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