A beautiful vise, but it seems like a whole bunch of solution for what isn't typically a very big problem. I think I have broken one hook at the bend in more than 20 years of fishing and tying. It was a cheap hook, and I don't even know if it had been weakened in the vise, or if it was just a defective hook. Maybe it's just me, but is hook damage/crimping a problem that really requires a $600 vise???
^ valid point ^ i think the only time i have damaged a hook with my 'bucko' five vise was when i wanted to see how strong the jaws were, turned out i could bend a gamakatsu SL12 1/0 90 degrees out of shape before i got it to move in the jaws :chuckle:
thats still a nifty looking vice though!
My guess it that this is for full dress flies tied on the extra large hooks they often use.
Many of these are quite expensive, often antique and need to retain all the finish for display purposes. I can't think of any other reason to go to such lengths, as most good vises hold quite well.
Then again it might have been made by Tim, "the tool man".
More power hooo hooo hooo.....:hihi:
Most fly tyers are tool collectors anyway and that is a new toy. I may not buy one but it doesn't mean I don't want one. Koool gadget.
This one had been crafted for fanatics tying full dress flies.
Many of the hooks are either antique or hand made and very expensive and this solves the problem of damaging such a hook.
I find with hooks up to 5/0 I can use one set of jaws and get plenty of grab.
I rarely use expensive hooks but I am tired of the lack of holding power on other vises. This one is easy to use and immediately dials in the grab I am looking for
Alberto is the man
And yes I prefer to give my $ to a local craftsman. Kind of like those new reels that were posted a few days ago. I like supporting my local craftsman
How about a little more background on this thing? Does it have a name? A company name that makes it? Just available in Italy? That kind of thing. It is a cool looking vise. :whoa: Thanks for posting it.
Funny,
I thought the same thing when I first saw it
For me the number one function of a vise is the holding power. It must be easy to get a hook in and have it stay put. For the money this vise with one jaw does that. Holding power off the charts and easy to tighten. When you add #2 you almost do not tighten at all so expensive and antique hooks are safe
Really everything you want in a vise
I will shortly have a few extras so if you want to try one for a week you can email me
Looking closer, I note that the vise noses are small. The sum total of clamping area isn't that much; i.e., most of the hook bend is untouched. So this vise, for just $600, is designed to avoid the dread problem of...what, exactly?
The only vise that's given me much slippage is a $5 Packistani model with the gripping power of a split green branch. Has anyone tried tying with a small version of a blacksmith or machinist's bench vise? That should hold 100% of the bend of any hook.
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