Thread cutter on whip finisher

[FrequentTyer 0]

I've seen a few videos where it looks like the tyer uses a small cutting edge at the butt of the whip finisher to cut the tying thread after completing the whip. I've never seen anything like this sold, and I'm not sure I would be able to use something like this without slicing a hole in my palm. Have any of you ever encountered a tool like this?

Thanks,

Mike.

[Dzura 0]

I think they break the thread off not cut it

[oldtrout58 0]

Frank Materelli made those for friends and for tyers he liked.

[slapwater 0]

I have not seen them sold that way but it is a two minute procedure with a small triangular file to sharpen a small groove on the end and works very well. I have done so to both of my tools and will never not do so again. I have never had a problem cutting myself with it.

[dazzyd 0]

It's a thread cutter that you can set from sewing shops.

 

I believe they are for use with sewing machines so you don't have to have scissors in your hand when finishing the sewing.

[Al Beatty 0]

I've seen a few videos where it looks like the tyer uses a small cutting edge at the butt of the whip finisher to cut the tying thread after completing the whip. I've never seen anything like this sold, and I'm not sure I would be able to use something like this without slicing a hole in my palm. Have any of you ever encountered a tool like this?

Thanks,

Mike.

 

Hi Frequent Tyer,

 

As already answered some of whip-finishers have them. We've used a belt sander to sharpen the base end of the tool and it works OK but not great. Take care & ...

[perchjerker 0]

I have never used one, but I have seen the Matarelli-type whip finishers with the thread cutting notch in the flattened portion of the main wire protruding from the back end of the brass 'handle' advertised, but do not recall where. The flattened portion on neither of my two 'true' Matarelli's are as large as that on the ones I have seen advertised, and one would be hard pressed to file a notch in these to create the cutting edge.

[whatfly 0]

Take a small ball-peen hammer, flatten the end of a whip finisher, notch and sharpen with file. Even faster if you have a grinding wheel of some sort. Know several tiers who swear by this modification. Never bothered customizing one myself.

[perchjerker 0]

Take a small ball-peen hammer, flatten the end of a whip finisher, notch and sharpen with file. Even faster if you have a grinding wheel of some sort. Know several tiers who swear by this modification. Never bothered customizing one myself.

 

This would work IF there was enough of the end projecting beyond the brass tube and bead on mine to safely hit. Yes, I know about using a flat chisel as the flattening device, and which is struck by the hammer; ball-peen or otherwise.

 

 

Cheers!

Frank

[FrequentTyer 0]

Thanks for all the responses guys! There is just no end to the innovation of fly tyers!

Mike.

[flytire 0]

http://troutchatter.blogspot.com/2012/09/thread-cutter.html

[Bruce Derington 0]

I use a Matarelli and met a gentleman several years ago who used one with a small "v" in it and (as stated above,a small file and your there).

I have been using this since that day, simply cuts down on time