BodkinStone Creek Bodkin The most common use for a bodkin is to apply head cement to flies. The bodkin is also used to pick out dubbing, clean out fly tying tools, and even to tie on tippets. Bodkins are typically made of stainless steel or brass and have a sharp point on one end and a blunt end on the other. The sharp end is used to pierce the fly's head and to pick out dubbing, while the blunt end is used to apply head cement and to tie on tippets. When