The Feather Mechanic II By Gordon Van Der Spuy

Introduction

Van der Spuy goes on a personal fly-tying journey with some of the best tiers on the planet. Contributors include Vladimir Petrovic, Daniel Duane, Walter Reisinger, Hans van Klinken, Tim Rolston, Luis Meana Baeza, Umberto Oreglini, Jay lee, Wayne Luallen, Davy Wotton, Marcelo Morales, Jonathan Antunez, Mike Lawson, Leon Links, Barry Ord Clarke, Michael Olesen and Steven Fernandez. For two years Gordon was in constant contact with these tiers who helped him wrap his brain around the nuances behind each pattern in the book. The book is not just a pattern book, its an idea book jam packed with all those tiny details that make all the difference. The tiers in the book take you on their personal pilgrimages with each pattern and unpack the details behind what makes these flies the killer fishing tools that they are. The book is pregnant with illustrations because a picture paints a thousand words. With over 200 hand drawn pictures thats a book crammed with fly-tying goodness. Colour photo, colour & b/w illus, 6.65×9.44 inches, 244 pgs.