THE FEATHER MECHANIC: A FLY TYING PHILOSOPHY. Written and illustrated by Gordon Van Der Spuy. Revised edition.

(2020) 2024 revised and updated reprint. Large 8vo paperback (170 x 240mm). Pp233. Colour photographs, colour and b/w illustrations. New cover design in green.

This is the newly revised and updated edition of Feather Mechanic One. "The book is a one of a kind, not to be missed experience. It is the direct result of years of personal experience, figuring things out for myself and coming up with a workable system to approaching tying that is logical and simple. What makes it different from anything else you've ever read is that it is not a book about tyings steps but rather a book about ideas. The book is a tying philosophy more than anything else. I got so bored with the conventional 'follow the numbers' way that tying got taught and felt there was a need for an alternative approach, hence writing this book." Chapters include: The first wrap; Design; Be prepared; Materials; Mechanics; Diawl Bach; CDC and Biot Nymph; Perdigon; Plaza Pupa; Papa Roach; Dragon Nugget; The Killers; Squirmy Wormy; The Snake; The gun; Dry fly design; Parachutes; Macaw Midge; Para Rab; Fred's Shuck Emerger; Micro patterns; CDC Dun; Easy Peasy Hopper; Balbyter; Wolf Spider; Whip finish. "I rate this book among the very best ever published on that oft-times confounding, but always captivating addiction, called fly-tying". (Tom Sutcliffe).