Don_P 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2017 ....how much was this little gem?.... $15 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SILKHDH 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2017 Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petegray 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2017 If there is any common interest in obtaining J-stuff, the sting of international postage can be tempered by having multiple orders sent out in one parcel, then "redistributed" once is escapes from the Black Hole of Customs @ JFK in New York to find it's way to a domestic front porch... Just sayin' Another outside possibility... Jay may be attending the Fly Tying Symposium... remainstobeseen... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyquahog 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2017 Peter - That lawn isn't going to mow itself, or is it? Something has the dog's attention! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petegray 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2017 Peter - That lawn isn't going to mow itself, or is it? Something has the dog's attention! Too funny... Area61 on Kape Kodistan... my little bit of Heaven had a front yard and a back yard [both trimmed]... and then there was the Outback... somewhat "primitive" and untrimmed... the hanging chair, bird houses, camper, solitude, and close to the water... The hanging chair now swings at Pete's Last Resort [kept lawn] near Morehead City and Albie-ville... Life is mighty fine in NC... ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidR 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2017 Dog seems pretty serious quality inspector. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CADenali 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2017 Pete, I have always admired your tying and commentary. It was some of your posts that I found several years back while researching the JVice that helped make my decision. And it was a good one! From Jay to the rosewood block he made for me and all the great stuff in between I can honestly say its the best money i ever spent! And well spent it was. I started the hobby 40 years ago as a teenager and I have never tired of the fascination in materials and applying them in a way that is pleasing to my eye as well as the eye of the fish. Charlie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrVette 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2017 This is why i will hold out for a real J-vice base...Stupid $96 shipping.AAARRRGGGG!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CADenali 0 Report post Posted May 4, 2017 DrVette, The lighter colored wood is the piece that he sent with the vise. The darker wood is the same, African Rosewood, but sourced at local supplier here in town. I sent him a sketch of my bench and the "block" I intended to make. So he drilled it for the adapter and locking lever and I modified to fit my block and attached it. My kit fits inside the wooden box, the vise block straddles an oak center divider that keeps the drawers closed when the drop front is closed up. My dad and I built the box 40+ years ago (I was a teenager). The original vise block was ash and not as robust as the Renzetti traveler is much smaller and lighter. The postage charge is stiff but it is what it is. There is a gent that brings several in a year in Oregon, Wasatch Fly Tying Tools, and offers a base as well. That might be an option to investigate. Charlie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petegray 0 Report post Posted May 5, 2017 I emailed Jay regarding the 3/8" stem issue... and the larger metric alternative... He constantly chases down ideas and turns them into kinetic art... here's what he had to say... "Hi Pete, I turn down the bottom 2" to 3/8" so that it will fit US Clamps. I also make a 3/8" adaptor to take 3/8" fittings. Have attached a few pics for you. One of the extension arms has a 3/8" stem." If you're looking for something "special" or off the beaten path, Jay might oblige... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Byron 0 Report post Posted May 7, 2017 I love my Jvice! Jay is working on a small device to assist in tying extended body flies for me. Just a simple add-on to maintain tension to the rear at about 30 degrees so it will hold your tailing material hands free. He really is responsive and builds great tools. Besides his vise, I can't use any other hair stacker for most of my flies than with his tapered end brass stacker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
