Hook

Thread

Tail

Collar

Body

Eyes

Legs

Glue

Tying Procedure

1. Cut a core from the sole of beach sandal (1 1/8 in. long for size 2 – 1 in. for size 4) Use brass tube 5/8 and ½ in. (found in hobby stores) sharpened at one end to be used with size 2 and 4 respectively.
2. Slice a portion of the top starting near the center and taper cut to the bottom.( A stiff sharp knife is needed for this)
3. Slice a portion of the two sides starting and taper cuts to center. Sand to shape with #80 grit sandpaper (See graphic for proper shape)
4. Slice across the front tip from top to bottom of an angle or approximately 75 degrees. Make sure the body length at bottom is about ¾ in. for size 2 and 5/8 for size 4.
5. Cup the front face of the body. Use a ¾ in. half-round grinding stone in an electric drill.
6. Make a cut about 1/8-in. deep in the bottom and glue in the hook. Hold the sides of the body together for a few seconds till the glue sets.
7. Glue doll eyes on both sides of the head.
8. Wind the tying thread back to the hook bend and then back to the rear of the body.
9. Cut 4 strands of round rubber hackle about 3-½ in. long. Double them around the Tying thread and secure them to the top of the hook shank with a criss-cross pattern. Use less tension near the hook bend other wise the rubber hackle will flare out too much. Apply tying cement over the thread wraps.
10. Tie in crystal chenille at the hook bend and wrap forward to the rear of the body with tight turns. Tie off and apply cement.
11. Add rubber legs by pushing then through the body with a carpet needle. Trim them for symmetrical on both sides. Trim the tail to approximately 1 and 1 ¼ depending on the hook size.

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