"Frank Reid" wrote in message
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I know, this should be over on the tying group, but this group is a bit
more active.
What tying vise do you use?
If you could buy a new one tomorrow, what would it be?
I'll start:
Use the Danvise (original Danica, not Orvis)
Want to buy a Norvise.
Frank Reid
Euthanize to respond

Hi All,
I remember a thread about this quite a while ago as I recall. . . . well at
least one computer or so ago for me.
Here goes: did a quick walk around to do a check.

-3 Regal Pedestals (all have the "turn" function) ( don't use the C-Clamps
much anymore)
- 2 Renzetti travelers (1 regular and 1 cam version)
- a couple of Thompson A vises
- a small herd of India A knockoffs (about 6 or so)
- 1 Danvise
- 1 HMH Standard
- 1 HMH Spartan
Heh . . .heh . . .and I tell ya, it is hard to tie on them all at the same
time!
In reality, as some here know, I was involved a bit in consulting to a fly
manufacturer, involving trips to an undisclosed country that starts with a T
.. . . and ends in . . . hailand. . . teaching new patterns, and looking over
production control, and silly stuff like that. And used to teach tying
classes here in the US. . as well as Germany and Korea.
I seemed to use the HMH vises when I lived on the East side of the US. My
first real vise was a Thompson A. (the older one) I did pick up a "kit" many
many years ago in a world far away to try to tie a few bass flies and
bluegill fies when I grew up in the Midwest. ( that lasted about a week
until I gor serious about it in the early '70s here in Colorado)
Until I stopped teaching a few years ago I still had people start with the
Thompson As or the knockoffs, and then let them try the other types of vises
I have. (always started with C-clamps)
If I could buy a new one tomorrow? answer . . . no thank you.
I seem to use a Renzetti when I travel, and either a Renzetti, Danvise, or
Regal here at home depending on what I'm tying.
BestWishes,
DaveMohnsen
Denver