Bobbin Holders

[Steven]

Who uses 'em? Why or why not?

I use mine. I find banging the bobbin around or trying to hold it with my right and moving the bobbin to grasp the hackle will cause the thread to loosen


I notice Hans doesn't seem to be a fan.

[sixex]

Make a half hitch before hanging the bobbin on the rest.

[ScottP]

Make a half hitch before hanging the bobbin on the rest.

x2. By the way sixex, welcome to the forum.

Regards,
Scott

[Hans Weilenmann]

Who uses 'em? Why or why not?

I use mine. I find banging the bobbin around or trying to hold it with my right and moving the bobbin to grasp the hackle will cause the thread to loosen


I notice Hans doesn't seem to be a fan.

Hi Steven,

Do you mean bobbin holder rest?

I do not tie rotary style, and indeed have no use for the bobbin holder rest - would only be in my way.

For rotary tying, on the other hand, the bobbin holder rest is a very useful tool.

Cheers,
Hans W

[narcodog]

I use it but very seldom. The reason I seldom use the rotary to tye.

[Steven]

Yeah, I meant the bobbin rest.

I don't tie rotary style either, but I still use it to get the bobbin out of the way.

[johnstoeckel]

I'm not a big fan of them. Probably because I started tying without one and now they just seem to get in the way. I don't usually rotary tie, but I do for winding some body materials -- eg, a coarse dubbed thread loop for a scud. In this case, I throw a half hitch and rest my bobbin on the tying surface off to my right while I wind the body.

As a general rule, I prefer to minimize the number of tools on my bench. For me, more tools means more clutter and less efficiency.

[quivira kid]

I find it gets in the way more than just the bobbin holder hanging there..... why have two things in the way all the time?

[chewydog]

Almost as cumbersome as a parachute gallows.

[ScottP]

For flies like Trudes/Stimis/Convertibles where I like to pack in a lot of hackle wraps or when I'm wrapping 2 hackles at once, I like using the rotary aspect of my vise. Half hitching and then hanging the bobbin off the rest takes about 2 seconds, keeps it out of the way and allows me to better control my wraps, holding the hackle/pliers stationary and rotating the fly; allows me to get the density I'm looking for. Not sure what other vises are like, but the bobbin rest on my Traveler swings out of the way when I'm not using it.

Regards,
Scott