profile plate

[flytire 0]

a profile plate helps to reduces glare, eyestrain and blocks out the busy background on the tying bench. The plate is also perfect for providing a plain background for photographing your flies.

 

but they can cost $$$ depending on the vise manufacturer

 

so here is a cheaper alternative

 

i bought a typists document holder for $5 + free shipping

 

 

insert a 39 cent piece of your favorite color craft/scrapbooking paper in the holder

 

 

then place it behind your vise to block out the mess and clutter on your bench and you'll see what youre tying much better

 

 

please note: this is just one way of making a profile plate. there are many more clever and elaborate ways of making one

[vicrider 0]

I never realized for a long time how much better it is, particularly for small flies, to do like you did. Great idea and very helpful for tying.

[Bryon Anderson 0]

I used to prop up a piece of light blue craft foam behind the vise as a profile plate and it worked great. Craft foam comes in every imaginable color, so I could swap out colors if blue wasn't cutting it for some reason.

 

Now I have a Peak vise, so at some point (when somebody gave me a gift card for my birthday or something) I bought the Peak profile plate that attaches to the vise. It works fine, but not any better than the craft foam did.

[Goose77 0]

Nice idea flytire...I'm gonna have a look at that. Thank you and cheers, Ed

[BuzFly 0]

I use a big piece of foamcore. I then clip a large piece of colored construction/oak tag to it to change the color of the background. Use the same setup for taking pictures.