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Hackle Folding Tool
Below is Tim Flaglers version of a simple hackle folding tool for laid back collars on a variety of flies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNvXP0bIgL0
i no longer play guitar so i have no picks laying around the house
so i improvised with a bread bag plastic closure (follow the directions in the video to use the tool)
https://i.postimg.cc/J0vzFg0d/Hackle-folding-tool.jpg
note: there are multiple ways of folding hackle (most tyers will never need to do this), the above is just 1 more way
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Pretty slick, Norm. Thanks!!
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Norm, This is going to be a big help for me. After decades of tying, I have never been able to reliably fold hackles. I am looking forward to trying this.
Thanks,
Ted
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May have to try folding hackles.
Rick
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Thanks Norm, now a use for those! I guess air guitar doesn't use picks!
Mike
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it even comes with a specially designed hole to provide convenient storage on your bobbin rest :)
https://i.postimg.cc/MThnpScx/Hackle-folding-tool-2.jpg
heres a couple more ideas for the bread bag plastic closure
you can modify the hackle folding tool to include a hole & slit for a "hackle guard" and a hole for a "bullet head tool"
https://i.postimg.cc/qqbZ31Tk/Hackle-folding-tool-4.jpg
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Norm, you should patent this tool! Thanks very much!
Mike
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I have been making them from thin scrap mammoth ivory for years. They feel better than plastic. ;) But the additional holes are new to me.
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My wonderful wife found some bread with one of those ties on it. Saved me from quietly taking them off products and substituting the twist ties! Of course we had a bazillion before we moved and they all got tossed!
Mike
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I have one, but it came off a bagel bag. Will it still work?