Hackle Folding Tool

Fly Patterns
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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)

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

4

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 :slight_smile:

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”

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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. :wink: 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?

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Decent price on the bread!!!

12

What’s the best angle to cut the notch to fold hackles ?