Minor trick.

[willowhead]

That is very handy for right handed (which hand you cut with) tyers. i (like Poul Jorgensen did.....and who knows why), tye (wrap) right handed but naturally cut with sissors, left handed. i can tye without much trouble at all while keeping my sissors in my left hand........but i MUST put them down when mounting things.....tails, wings, etc. i can also cut with sissors very comfortably with my right hand, but i prefere to use my left. i've always envyed you guys who can keep your sissors in your right hand all the time. But really, unless your tying commercially..............
Davie McPhail is a phenominal tyer and a very nice person.

[Jerry G]

Mark I've watched a number of the Davie McPhail You Tube video's. Quite informative but I have to admit I'm hard of hearing and I have a heck of a time understanding him.

Regards, Jerry

[willowhead]

Jerry.....TURN IT UP!..... .....seriously, nice to see you here.

[John Dunn]

I think I will bump this up, I'm sure with the really good tiers, their are many more tricks out their.
I have one I use for keeping thread from falling through bobbin.


I tie a small piece of plastic as a thread holder, stops thread from falling through.
I also store my floss on plastic clips and I write number on plastic card.

This has nothing to do with tieing but this is home made to dry my silk line.


Best
John

[letumgo]

Clever tips John. I especially like the bobbin modification. Great idea! I wonder why someone doesn't already sell something like that.

[Jim Slattery]

Here's one for you. Tired of hackle slipping out of the hackle pliers? Put a small piece of tying wax in the jaws such as the Leisenring wax. No more slipage.
Jim

[chase creek]

On the English style hackle pliers, I put a short piece of shrink tubing on each jaw, and leave about 1/8 to 3/16" stick out past the end of the jaws. It grips really well, and leaving a bit sticking out prevents the more delicate hackle stems from making too sharp a bend
and breaking. Another thing that works is to file or grind the inside edges of the jaws to remove the sharp corner, then go over the rounded edge with fine emery paper.

I also put heat shrink tubing in both the parts you squeeze to open them. Keeps the pliers from twisting in your fingers, especially the small pliers.

[John Dunn]

Ya know I must have 10 different hackle players, and I seam to use one or two .I never could get them to hold feather very well, thanks for the two good ideas. Ive been playing with a idea using a dubbing brush maker and having some very good effects with technique I will take some pictures and post.

Best
John