Gene L

Agree with Heff2. I think the "wire" is the hook wire and he's suggesting covering the gap in the eye. As Heff2 said, it's not much of a problem with new hooks. The eye of the hook is the most difficult part of hook making.

Can't get there unless you're a member.

They have them twice a year at the conference center, I think it's called. It's off Satellite Blvd.

Thanks.

Where do you find poly yarn so thick you need to separate the thread? Or is everyone tying very small flies?

I think it's a Barred Rock chicken. I don't know the difference tween Barred Rock, Dominiker and Grizzley. I think Griz is just a pattern off one of the two gray barred chickens and not a breed. Bob Jaklin said BR but the modern term is called grizzly. When I was a kid we had Dominiker chickens in the yard. They were hardy chickens and avoided the typical chicken-killers like weasels.

Is it a draw collet or a push collet vise?

I was contacted recently as an ordinary man to endorse a product. They wouldn't pay me in cash, but promised me sex with a Victoria's Secret model. It was tempting but I remained strong. As strong as Ajax, the foaming cleanser that will leave your bathroom clean and shiny.

I'd say you were lucky. I ordered some stuff from him based on a couple of good reviews amongst all the bad and that was the last I heard of him. I can't remember if I paid for it and it wasn't delivered, but I think that was the case. He does have an excellent website, though.

Those bushes must be for saltwater? They are huge, or appear to be.

I had a tool for making brushes but donated it to TU. When I was making brushes, I used fine copper wire. I was given a quarter pound of this very fine wire and I'd spin the brush until the wire broke. I doubt the X Small wire you get for fly tying is as fine as this, but I use it for dry flies that need a bit of strength. It's too fine for creating segments on the fly's body.

I use a Peak base; it's heavy and works well.

I got rid of my TRV and agree it's an excellent vise. My carpal tunnel was exercised when torquing it down. I had a Master Vise and sold it long ago for some reason. That was a mistake. I now have a 4000, which is also a very good vise. I suffer from the same VAD illness. I had also a Traveller, which had a light-mass base. I solved that defect by gluing the base to the desk. Caused problems later but fixed the problem for the short term.

I saw one at the Fly Show I went to Friday. It looked OK, but was a bit cheesy. Light weight, mostly aluminum looked like. I didn't look at it all that closely, nor the original Nirvana so I don't have a comparison. It's a small vise.

I love CFO reels. Here's a history of the reels I copied from the N American Fly Fishing forum; The Rusty Spinner: History of the Orvis C.F.O.