I guess this could be a more general thread about tying stations. Here's an idea I like a great deal, but I don't necessarily have the gear to accomplish the task easily.
You start with a Matarelli or Matarelli-style whip finisher. The flattened wire end of the whip finisher handle is your target. You file or grind that to a scraper-shaped edge. If you want to get fancy, you put a sharpened notch in the center of the edge. After you whip finish a head, you flip the whip finisher in your hand, and use the handle-end cutter to trim off the thread. This was featured in somebody's fly tying video, possibly on YouTube. Maybe someone knows who that was and can provide a link where he is shown cutting the tying thread with this cutter built into a Matarelli whip finisher. The information needed from you metalsmiths out there is – what tools do I need to accomplish the task of putting the edge on the end of the handle? Anyone have a suggestion? What's the least expensive combination that will work? What would the deluxe version look like? Thanks. Wes Wada Bend, Oregon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
