Updated and revised in 2024. 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. Colour photographs, colour & b/w illus, 6.65x9.44 inches, 216 pgs. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gordon van der Spuy is an actor, writer, podcast host, fly fisherman and fly tyer from South Africa. His first book "The Feather Mechanic- a Fly-tying philosophy" sold out to critical acclaim and his second book " The Feather Mechanic 2- beyond the pattern " was released in August 2023 and is set to be an instant classic.