On Mar 7, 2006, at 19:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robin) wrote:
I have a pair of reverse tweezers, but I didn't get them from Holly.
They're a little longer than a bobbin, which I prefer to the very short
hackle pliers. And, since they're made from ribbon-shaped metal
instead of the round (wire-shaped) metal of hackle pliers, I find it
easier to pinch them open.
Ah... But the hackle pliers on the swivel-handle that Clay had
introduced me to aren't round at all at the pinch part... :) They're as
small as others at the "business" (thread holding) end, but they flare
out immediately into a comfortable 5mm flat width where you pinch them
to open... And, as Clay had said, the handle is both skinny and as long
as most bobbins, so can be paired with a bobbin when two need to run
parallel for a bit (retiring the broken end of a thread and introducing
a fresh one)... Also, at their widest part, they're still only 5mm
wide, which means they don't take up as much space on the pillow as the
more traditional, shorter ones.
They really _are_ great, at least the original ones are. You can see
them here:
http://www.traditionalangler.com/Griffin_FlyTying_Tools.asp
Griffin-made are the ones I used to get; I don't remember what the
other brand (the ones where part of the spring protrudes) was, since I
never got any.
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Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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