For size 10 hooks and up you may also wish to consider the Herters # 11. I have one of these in my collection. By tightening a lever you close the cast iron jaws.
Deb, do you have one of these???? Currently there is one listed on e Bay at: http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Herters-Fly-Tying-Vise-No- 11_W0QQitemZ7250937898QQihZ015QQcategoryZ44916QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVie wItem I also have a small but growing collection of vintage vises. Several of them are home-made jobs that are most likely 1950's and earlier. Perhaps folks who collect old vises would be interested in contributing images to a web site dedicated to old vises??? I have web space that I am willing to dedicate to the cause. I find that info on the vises is hard to come by especially when the vise carries no markings. Ed Engelman NEW e-mail address [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:21:06 -0400 Subject: RE: [VFB] An easy kids vise > Yes. Turning the knob adjusts the tension on the hook. If you > have a young kid with out a lot of patience this is quick and easy. > You don't have to adjust the jaws for each hook size and he doesn't > have to have a really strong grip that some vises require to open > jaws or tighten levers. It's great for my little guy who has his > last day of kindergarten today!!! :) It's a no frills beginner vise > but he can operate it all by himself. Regards, Deb > > www.uftri.org > www.linesend.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:majordomo- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 1:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: > Re: [VFB] An easy kids vise > > Deb: So, on those, depending on which way you turn the knob, it > tightens or loosens the jaws??? If so, pretty neat Idea I think, Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 6:26 PM > Subject: [VFB] An easy kids vise > > I collect vintage vises that look interesting. When my boys first started > tying I pulled out the vintage Herters I had with the big wheel that > adjusts the jaws. They both loved it because it was very easy for > them to use. We usually don't start accepting students in our UFT > kids program until they're around twelve because they just don't > have good dexterity. That differs of course with each child. Some > of the girls I've seen really have great patience and dexterity at a > young age. The boys are a little tougher. Steven does pretty well > with the tools at 8 yrs old but doesn't really take instruction well > for any length of time. He does like to just tie his own flies so > I just give him my extra materials and hooks and let him create > away. He found this vise very easy to use... He can use my full rotary > vises now but he is a little rough on them and they are expensive. > Look at these and if you can find one cheap try it out. I think I > paid $8 - $11 for mine on ebay. Mine is a Herters no 3. It's > really a nifty little vise if you can use a clamp style. > http://cgi.ebay.com/Herters-fly-tying-vises-3-and-4_W0QQitemZ110000762534QQi > hZ001QQcategoryZ44913QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > Warm Regards, > Deb ------- End of Original Message -------
