Why not just make a sharp edge with a standard "bastard" type metal file? then hone it really sharp with a knife sharpening stone? I saw in a show on prisons that prisoners make "shanks", sharp knifes, by simply taking a piece of metal they've torn from a fence and grinding it carefully against the cement. But, my question is, why would you want a sharp mataralli in your box of tools? It would cut into other tools you have. I carry my scissors in my hand at all times, saves the time of picking it up and putting it down so cut the thread, after a hand whip finish, with that. Just my thoughts. Joyce
On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Wes Wada <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess this could be a more general thread about tying stations. > Here's an idea I like a great deal, but I don't necessarily have the gear to > accomplish the task easily. > You start with a Matarelli or Matarelli-style whip finisher. The flattened > wire end of the whip finisher handle is your target. You file or grind that > to a scraper-shaped edge. If you want to get fancy, you put a sharpened > notch in the center of the edge. > After you whip finish a head, you flip the whip finisher in your hand, and > use the handle-end cutter to trim off the thread. > This was featured in somebody's fly tying video, possibly on YouTube. Maybe > someone knows who that was and can provide a link where he is shown cutting > the tying thread with this cutter built into a Matarelli whip finisher. > The information needed from you metalsmiths out there is – what tools do I > need to accomplish the task of putting the edge on the end of the handle? > Anyone have a suggestion? What's the least expensive combination that will > work? What would the deluxe version look like? Thanks. > > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
