If you need to protect the hook point from the thread or material you are using simply cut a small section of larva lace (or similar product) and stick it over the point. Make sure it extends past the hook point. Oboiusly small hooks require the smallest tubing. It stays for as long as you wish, pull it off when you are done and reuse it. Mount the hook in the vice in the normal manner. If you bump the point with the thread, or whatever, it just bounces off with no damage, tangle or cutting.


Good Luck!