From reading the fly tying pages, I see that Al Campbell likes the Thompson style whip finisher. But those things are hard to find, and it seems to me that they are drifting out of common use.

While I *can* whip finish by hand (in my case, two hands), I'm a lot more precise with a Matarelli style tool. And really, speed isn't that important to me right now. I tie for fun and the pleasure of success on something I tied myself.

Any opinions on the Thompson whip finisher would be appreciated!

[This message has been edited by BigFlatBrook (edited 02 April 2005).]