Woodchucks may not be the first choice for brushes

We have wood chucks -ground hogs - in the yard.  We like them.  That is not to say the landlady likes them, so we don't' tell her they are there.  Her landscaper guys probably know, but they are not paid to be exterminators, so the groundhogs are probably safe enough.  Good news since every couple of years there are baby groundhogs and we really like watching them.

Nevertheless, a fly tying sort like me has a woodchuck pelt or three hanging around that was NOT taken from one of these near-pets.  The wife has declared these too silky for her use with what she calls "underglaze".  So I stopped at two.  Maybe she'll introduce me to a water colorist someday who will like these.  She tells me that if I would just learn to be a potter I'd understand better what she and her friends need.  Well, first off, potters aren't the only brush users out there and second, there is no wifely nagging strong enough to get me muddy in the studio.  If I want to be that dirty it'll be fish oil and we'd be having a really good dinner.

But here are the wood chuck brushes: