10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERFUR»
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underfur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
underfur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Approximate Cost of a Coat* Fur Characteristics and What to Look For Badger
heavy, warm, durable; look for long silver-gray guard hairs over thick, soft
underfur $ 5,000 (feathered) Beaver Sheared Unsheared plushy, soft texture;
look for silky ...
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Wild Pigs in the United States: Their History, Comparative ...
Curly, woollike underfur was found in known populations of wild boar, wild boar x
feral hog hybrids, and feral hogs. None of the domestic swine examined had this
hair type. All the wild boar examined had dense underfur, as did about 79.3% ...
John J. Mayer, I. Lehr Brisbin, 2008
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Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
The outer protective layer consists of long, coarse guard hairs and the inner layer
is composed of softer intermediate hairs or underfur. Polar bear, sea otter, and
ota- rid guard hairs are medullated (having a sheath), whereas phocid and
walrus ...
William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, J. G.M. Thewissen, 2009
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Flg. 2 Horizontal section of skin from near mid flank of Hooker's sea lion pup,
showing keratinised 'brush-end' roots of guard hairs; up to 4 underfur follicles are
associated with each guard hair follicle (x 160). Ъ* _^П Flg. 3 and 4 (opposite ...
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The Complete Book of Fly Tying
RABBIT: Used for their underfur, rabbit skins come in natural blue/gray, black,
brown, and white. Natural white is dyed various shades. It is used mostly for the
bodies of wet flies. RACCOON: The underfur isalight brown, often bleached to ...
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Mammals of California and Its Coastal Waters
Length, males up to 7 or 8 feet, females up to 6 feet; weight of males up to 1,000
pounds, and females up to 600 pounds ; males dark brown, females are often
light brown or tan ; no underfur ; adult male with protruding crest on the forehead
...
Typical methods are to hand strip the feather, removing the fibers, a few at a time,
from each side of REMOVING UNDERFUR – Most fur has a fuzzy, finer, shorter
underfur. If you are making dubbing, you may wish to keep this underfur, since it ...
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The Big Book of Fly Fishing Tips & Tricks: 501 Strategies, ...
The moustache comb is ideaI, not onIy for removing the underfur before tying with
the guard hairs (bucktaiI streamers, deer body fur bass bugs, etc.), but aIso to
coIIect underfur to use for dubbing. You can use underfur Iike this by itseIf for ...
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Complete Photo Guide to Fly Tying: 300 Tips, Techniques and ...
23COMBING OUT UNDERFUR Use a moustache comb, available from any drug
store, to comb out the underfur of deer hair and other natural furs from which you
want the underfur removed. The moustache comb is ideal, not only for removing ...
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Poul Jorgensen's Book of Fly Tying: A Guide to Flies for All ...
... prewaxed 6/0 BODY: Brown Seal-Ex dubbing (#123) overwound with silver
wire inside clear Larva Lace tinted pale brown with waterproof marking pen
THORAX, LEGS: Well-marked guard hairs with underfur from the back of a brown
rabbit ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERFUR»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
underfur is used in the context of the following news items.
How the fox has adapted to city life
The arctic fox is the best insulated animal on Earth due to its warm underfur making up 70% of its coat and furry feet soles, whereas the Fennec fox which lives ... «The Visitor, Jul 15»
Elephant seals often go without breathing for 10 or 15 minutes
Those long, waterproof hairs and soft underfur trap air, keeping their skin dry and insulating them against the cold water. Sea otters are creatures of the surface, ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»
Lion among 23000 species threatened with extinction …
That, however, is still 10 times fewer than before humans started hunting the seal for its dense, luxurious underfur, IUCN said. Trade in lion bones. A female lynx ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
Where the US Government Keeps Confiscated Animal Parts
We examine luxurious scarves made from the underfur of Tibetan antelopes, which can sell for $5,000, or more if embroidered. It is unbelievably soft. Making ... «Newsweek, Feb 15»
Resurgence of otter population continues in NH
Their coats consist of two kinds of fur -- a dense, short, oily underfur and long, shiny guardhairs. Streamlined for swimming, with cylindrical bodies and long, ... «WMUR Manchester, Jan 15»
Students learn to spin Qiviut in Deering
If an elementary school boy was fascinated by the process of turning muskox underfur into yarn, I figured it had to be good. Downstairs, fueled by chocolate cake ... «The Arctic Sounder, Oct 14»
Muskox Killed in Wales While Attacking Dog
She said her mom collected some tufts of the animal's underfur—the highly-prized qiviut—and her dad has plans for the bull's horns. “My dad's going to cut off ... «Alaska Public Radio Network, Aug 14»
Reading the North: Wily ways of mountain goats, beluga whales
This outer pelage of 5- to 7-inch-long guard hair sheds wind and snow and protects a dense insulating mantle of underfur (goats patented the concept of ... «Anchorage Daily News, Jul 14»
Connecticut A Player In Global Fur Trade
Beaver, whose soft underfur was used for felt hats during the 17th century, were trapped out of Connecticut by the late 1600s. The toothy rodents were ... «Hartford Courant, Apr 14»
Shahtoosh: Vanity quite unfair
Shahtoosh, or the 'king of fine wools' in Persian, is the fine, natural fibre that forms the underfur of the Tibetan Antelope's winter coat, commonly known as Chiru, ... «The Express Tribune, Feb 14»
