Green Acres

it was the best TV show ever

"true Rotary" all the way

no, the curve is set,

it's not the best for everything, but it's pretty darned good for most things,

and as mentioned there is no way to cut yourself with the back side

I find that the curve is a very useful radius, soembody put more thought than usual into this one

Pauly

stone fly hair cutter

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/template...&hasJS=true

this is the spiffiest tool out there

the double edge are defiantly the best, the singles are just utility knife blades.

this tool is just tops tops

well worth the ten bucks

I don't mean to endorse the company who's website is linked, I just happened to know they caried it

good luck

Pauly

I have the presentation 2000 and could not be happier with it

good choice and good luck

Pauly

the presentation 2000 also adds a hinged jaw arm do you dial in any size hook for perfect on axis rotation

The vapors from CA based glues like ZAP will leave a white residue

at a shop I used to work at we kept an open bottle of ZAP next to the spooling machine. after a couple of years there was an area the size of my hand from the fumes that wafted up

I love daves fleximent and have never had a problem,

good luck

Pauly

mine faces a tiny window with a view of the trailer next door, oh and above that the spanish peaks and tobacco root mountains,

I like the natural light, but I need a curtain for direct sun light

Pauly

I would like to name that material

I hereby name him Roger

So I bought a single wide mobile home a couple of weeks ago and have been working hard to fix things up and make the place liveable

anyway, in a little over 48 hours They will be installing the new carpet.

why does this excite me so. because after I have carpet in I can set up MY TYING ROOM. thats right, mine, all mine, not mine as in I split it with a roommate, not mine as in I'm renting from a landlord so I can't paint the walls a repectable color, oh no, MINE

as an aside, in the massive compliation of tying rooms, there is one painted a great true blue color, if that individual happen to read this I would love the name of that color

My thanks to LOWE's or running great sales and to red bull energy drinks for helping through 84 hour work weeks and still allowing me to find time to fix up the house

Pauly

anybody in for a feces swap

I rushed out and bought the 2000 when it hit the market. I LOVE the thing, it is very likely the last vise I will ever buy.

the pivoting arm is sweet, if you actually tie with the rotary it let's you get the shank exactly in line,

Some of these guys are probably getting tired of me preaching about this thing, but it's AWESOME.

come on over and tie on it some time

you'll be a beleiver

PAuly

cabelas has it for $1.35 a spool

I love the stuff

Paul

renzetti "traveler" maybe

I love mine, but upgraded to the presentation 2000, it is litereally better than sliced bread

I like the renzetti's and both vises travel well for me

I don't vacation travel as much as I move alot, 4 states and 6 addresses in the last 10 months

and I drive a jeep wrangler that all my possesions fit into, and by cubic footage over half is tying crap both vises are great at setting up whenever and where ever I may be resdiding even at stramside

good luck and sorry about my spelling

PAuly

I think the tail is plenty full

here's the way I was taught to dub

pick out as much as you think you need.......then put two thirds of it back

it works

you will be amazed when it clicks as to how little fuzz is really used

also it looks like you are using natural dubbing, which is great, but maybe give superfine brand dubbing a try, it works very nicely in small amounts

and yeah the hackle is a bit big, forget the gauge and just use the distance from the hook point to the shank

good luck, it looks liek your off to a great start, next step, parachutes

Pauly

2 cups elk hair

1 cup olive dubbing

14 tbsp badger hackle

combine in large bowl, chill and serve?

sorry, couldn't resist

three words

quality control

P.S. in the spirit of quality control this post was not proof read

this is one of the few times the thompson whip finisher comes out, it does a good job of pushing back any barbs that may slip out wile I'm holding em back

natural light is all you need, depending on the day it may take a LITTLE longer, butnot much

I have a 2000 and love it,

The one main difference that the others have negelected is the fact that the jaw arm pivots like on the master,

you can see the hinge on the left of this photo

this makes getting hooks on axis a snap

no adjusting the head up or down by pulling a screw, just a simple lift puts it into position

I was originally very concerned about this being able to hold up to the tension, but I have spun a lot of deer hair on it and it has never slipped

it is a spectacular vise, I really view it as more of a slimmed down master than a presentation series

good luck, but strongly consider the 2000

Pauly

87$ is a tough call

I say this because that is about what a second set of jaws would cost

I say get the screw, then if you should happen to screw them up (no pun intended) as I did, you can upgrade when you replace them

PAuly

I've had both from renzetti

the cam is a little faste but I know guys that are still diehard to the screw

If the discount is good go for it

you can always purchase another set of jaws seperatley

and with the 4000 you can get the Au sable speed crank

good luck

Pauly

as a personal modification

I prefer to use pearl core braid for the body

strip the cotton core out of it, tie in the tail and I like to use floss to color the shank, specifically some red floss up by the the gill area

then tie the back end of teh pearl braid to the front of the shank about whrere the collar will be and whip finnish

then take teh now hollow braid and invert it backwards on to the hook shank, tie off at the back and continue with the tie

looks good though

PAuly

I have had a presentation 2000 for almost a year no and I love it

it is gonna take a really substantial leap in technology to get me to ever buy a new vise

it's a little spendy but not as bad as a master or a law and it realy works nicely

good luck on the choice

PAuly

does snowmass get to post the next challenge