And if you ask to see his Matarelli tool you'd understand why he can't use the Nor-Vise. ;) Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 12:19 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Nor-Vise WOW!
> Don S, > > I've been watching Norm wind flies for years with his rotary. It is a great > tool. The retractable bobbins are neat, too. > > My opinion- if you are a serious commercial tier that has to efficiently tie > 1000's of identical 'box flies', and the 'salmonfly artistry' is not part of > the picture, the NorVise is for you. The vise does a lot of the work for > you, fast and efficient, especially wound type flies (like the wooly-buggers > mentioned). It is not as good with built-up or stacked flies like > streamers, muddlers, classic salmonflies, & such. > > As for me personally, I enjoy tying my own flies, that is, doing the tying > myself. Since I don't tie for speed or quantity, the NorVise advantages > don't count for much. And since I tied for years without a vise or bobbins, > I'm a 'hands on' type of tier anyway, not relying on a lot of tools. > Anyway, my best selling flies are tied on a mechanic's shop vise, not a fly > vise. > > So it's the type of tying you do that really determines whether or not you > can put the NorVise to good use. It's a big investment that would pay off > for the commercial tier or someone that has to stock up a shop. > > Just MHO, > > DonO
