Set the Core 1530 in the vise, start TheFlySmith 12/0 traditional black thread and take it all the way back to the bend.
Line up the tips of a bunch of golden pheasant tippet, peel everything else away, and cut the fibers off square — cut a chunk and fold it over to keep the tips even — then bind it in as the tail.
Catch in TheFlySmith 0.2mm wire with one securing wrap at the same point.
Snip the fragile tips off two strands of peacock herl and tie them in there as well, then take the thread forward — about a dozen wraps up the body — and lift the bobbin up out of the way.
Wrap the peacock herl forward in about 12 turns to build the body and catch it off at the front.
Counter-wrap the wire forward through the herl in open spirals to lock the fragile herl in, and break it off.
Cut the tip off a brown Whiting hen feather and tie it in, take it in hackle pliers, sweep the fibers back through your fingers, and take a couple of turns of hen hackle; secure it with thread.
Tie a length of poly yarn in over the top as the wing, melting the end down a hair. Get the head wraps down as tight as you can before trimming anything, then wax the thread so it stops slipping and work it to the eye over the top of the yarn butts.
Whip finish, pull the wing back and snip it off even with the tail.