On Mar 28, 2:14*pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:

D. LaCourse wrote:
Ken Fortenberry said:
Frank Reid 2010 wrote:
If you used a Norvise, ...

You actually use one of those things ?...

If only he knew. *Right, Frank?

Too hard to learn. *Too expensive. *Too big.
I've heard them all, damn thing pretty much takes out the drudge work.
Frank Reid
(and if anyone would ever want Drudge to be gone, it would be Forty)

I don't know, the Norvise just strikes me as some sort of
Rube Golberg contraption. Yeah sure, you can have a pinball
hit the match that lights the candle that burns the string
that holds the weight above the walnut you want to crack.
Or you can just crack the damn thing with a nutcracker.

I suppose if you're a production tier it might have some
value but to a ten-twenty dozen a year guy like me I don't
see the need. YMMV

--
Ken Fortenberry

I like it for the ease of doing things like Dave is going to do,
strengthening hackle or herl to make a more resilient fly. Speed is
also an issue. Many of the simple tasks are much cleaner and more
uniform done on the Nor Vise.
In actuality, due to the board setup, I've found that my vise stays
put together longer. I tie more flies.
Frank Reid