"riverman" wrote in
:

In my beginner days, every single fly tying instruction book I read
(that means both of them) had the same 'inside hint' that a hair
stacker was not really necessary. One suggested an empty lipstick
case, another said you could align the hairs by hand just as easily,
with a bit of practice.

But now that I'm getting a bit better at tying, I find aligning the
hairs a RPITA! I tried a lipstick case, but when I dumped the hairs
out, they all fell into disarray again. I think a hair stacker really
is a good idea, but I don't know for sure because I've never really
used one.

This is really a weak topic for a thread, because if I just go out and
buy one and then toss it later, it will represent a much smaller waste
of money than most of the things I have in my tying kit. But just the
same, whats the scoop....do most of you advanced tyers use a stacker,
or do you do it by hand?

--riverman



One production commercial tier I know uses a .45 shell casing. I use the
renzetti, but I never use the small end of it.

Scott