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Fly Tying Hair Stacker

 

 

Willow Grub
Step by Step Tying Instructions: Hair Stacker;
  1
Tail goes in

Hair stackers are a useful tool. Used get the ends of the likes of deer hair nice and even to give your flies that classy look.

Ideal for tails and the like.

Straight hairs stack best, cut out a clump about the size you need, remove any under fur/fibers either by gently pulling them with your fingers or using hair combs

Pop the hair in pointy bits down and tap your stacker several times on a hard surface

  2
Brown Deer Body Hair

Holding it level pull the inner tube out revealing the nicely aligned hair tips, remove and start tying.