The Mother of all Vises

[TyroneFly]

Buddy, I'm a sucker for brass and ball bearings

Buddy, I think my Sidewinder is more like the Ultimate Indexer??

That's why I love my DK Voyager II, but for in-line rotary and speed my vise of choice is the Nor-Vise.

[Byron haugh]

Yes the positioning of your hand an fingers is not the way I tie. I guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Jay,
How do you address the rear of the hook with materials? Which vise do you tie on?
Byron

[popperfly]

Hey Byron, ever have trouble finding what your looking for? lol (those are tiny)

Now that is Funny!!....I was thinking the same when I seen the picture....LOL

[Byron haugh]

Hey, you should see my tying area when it's not so organized!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[crashfromboston]

Or, the Mother-in-Law of all vises.

Note how terribly nice and tiny the midge jaws are on this one.

Byron what vise is that infront of the jvice???

[Byron haugh]

It is the mother-in-law of all vises. It is the Matthias Vise. He only made them for a relatively short time in the early 90's. Now, he has begun making them again but in a more refined fashion. The thing I like about this one is the finely pointed midge jaws. Makes tying on small hooks great..

[flybugpa]

i am really liking that vise....

[crashfromboston]

It is the mother-in-law of all vises. It is the Matthias Vise. He only made them for a relatively short time in the early 90's. Now, he has begun making them again but in a more refined fashion. The thing I like about this one is the finely pointed midge jaws. Makes tying on small hooks great..

I recently saw one on ebay. Does he have a website?

[Jayatwork]

I address the rear of the hook directly from behind, with my thumb and index finger both parallel to the hook shank. This requires the heel of the hand to be behind and below the level of the hook shank. Most rotary vises don't allow this and the vise pictured would only compound the problem.

I primarily tie on a Regal. I use a Peak rotary sometimes, when it suits my purpose.

Jay,
How do you address the rear of the hook with materials? Which vise do you tie on?
Byron

[Byron haugh]

I recently saw one on ebay. Does he have a website?

I have his mailing address. Perhaps you could find his phone number from this. He is looking at different ways to market his vise.
Tell him Byron gave you his address.

R.Matthias
4554 Campbell Rd
Pennsburg, PA 18073