Does anyone know of a UK supplier for this gadget - the Gimp Grabber or
wooden-handled hackle plier? It sounds most useful. I only have a very basic
hackle plier, with no handle at all, and find it quite awkward to use. I
certainly couldn't use it to hold a broken thread prior to throwing it
There are lots to be found on a UK google search. A new one I have just
seen, priced at £4.80, is one with a bamboo handle -
(http://www.lakelandflytying.com/40/Hackle_Pliers.aspx). You need the 4
version. But there are
lots of others on other sites.
I would say though, if you work with fine
