I have to go along with Joyce on this. I am not putting down anyone that uses a whip finishing tool.I have at least five of them that I don't use. Matarelli, Thompson and some other type I forget the name. I learned the two finger hand whip finish when I started tying in the 40's.I never heard of a whip finishing tool till I got back into tying later in life. With the scissors in hand and making the whip finish done by hand a lot of time is saved when tying a lot of flies. I just open the scissors to a small "V" at the points and use the "V" to cut the thread with a slight push. Whip finishing and cutting the thread is all in one motion. Any type of a file can be used to file a small "V" on the tang of the finisher. Best is a small Jewelers triangle file. I few strokes of the file down the middle of the tang should do it. If you have a hook sharpening stone or any small sharpening stone, pass the edge through the "V" to remove the burrs and smooth the sharpened edges. I made a traveling station that fits in the back pocket of the front seat of the van. It has a shelf for the trion materials, a few holes for tools and a clanp for the vise. It can be used to tie while traveling tying in the middle seat of the van. If any interest, I can post a photo. Tony
--- On Tue, 8/3/10, Joyce Westphal <[email protected]> wrote: From: Joyce Westphal <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VFB] Waterside Tying To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 5:13 AM 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 -- 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
