What Vise Do You Use

"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.

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Frank Reid
Euthanize to respond

Abel Supreme. Wonderful vise. I started on the venerable old Thompson "A";
went to the Regal rotary Bronze Pedestal...then to the Abel. If I ever buy
another vise it would probably be either a LAW (Lawrence A. Waldron) from
England...or the Renzetti Master.

I really don't understand having a rotary feature and not taking advantage
of it. I'd be lost without the "true rotary" feature of my Abel.

Dave M

Dave Martel wrote:

I really don't understand having a rotary feature and not taking advantage
of it.

When I bought the thing, the full rotary feature seemed like a good idea.
In practice, though, it meant just one more thing to futz
with--disengaging the shaft for rotary, then engaging it for tying stuff
that is not wound. For me, more bother than it's worth.

Anyway, my failing is not restricted to vises. Given what manufacturers
say about their fly rods, I appear to take advantage of only a fraction of
*their* capabilities as well. :-)

JR