The maker of the Jvice has now made a hackle plier,
I received mine a week or so ago.
It holds like a bulldog!! And is made very well.
It can be put around your vise stem and it becomes a third hand.
Really like it!!
First photo is a prototype, second is the one I like the best and am using.
Now that’s funny.
Okay, I’m curious. What does this cost? I know the Jvice is well out of my range.
Mike
They aren’t too much, actually. They cost about the same as the postage as I recall.
I think it was less than 20 plus postage.
Byron,
I will be interested to hear about how you find it once your new pliers have had some use.
Different people use hackle pliers in different ways. When I use teardrop hackle pliers, such as these:
I slip my index finger into the loop and wrap the hackle in one rotary movement - in other words the edge of my finger applies pressure to the inside part of the loop. During the rotation different sides of my finger make contact - or said another way, the smooth metal strip rotates around my finger.
Looking at Jay’s hackle pliers that would mean for me that my finger would be pressing into the spring.
Cheers,
Hans W
Hans,
You would have to try them to decide for yourself. You can use them in a “rotary” movement - I haven’t found the spring to retard that movement. I have had all manner of pliers, and most would allow the material to slip occasionally. Not the case so far with these.
As with all tools, it is a personal thing, but best determined with use…
The long one below is what I was most recently using. Has two “swivels” which make it better than the teardrop for applying material. for me, anyway. It allows wrapping without your hand going over the fly.
I’m wih you Byron. I also noticed you have a “cushioned” half of the jaw too.
Can’t seem to find it on the J-vice website.
It is a brand new product.
If you email him, he will provide details:
Jay@jvice.com
Jay makes great tools. I feel lucky to own this third hand with integrated hackle gauge that he and I collaborated on.
Mal, how did you first learn of his tools?
I learned about his vises years ago from message boards and his website and pulled the trigger on his vise last year.
Mval,
I think you and I discussed the jvice before you purchased?
Yes, I was asking how you liked it and you said it was your go to vise. I tie a lot of flies on it but I also tie a lot on my LAW.
Where did you get your LAW???..
I got it a couple of years ago second hand from a guy in the Midwest after posting on a few forums that I was looking for one.
You sure it wasn’t me??
Seems I sold you a vise.
I used to live in the Midwest…
Either a LAW or my Pamola?
Hi Byron,
No it was not me with the LAW or the Pamola. I actually PM’d you right after you sold it and asked that if the deal didn’t go through would you sell it to me haha. I have a Pamola as well, but did not get it from you either, I got it from a guy a in Southern California. You did mention you had a Abel vise you were going to sell but it was in storage and you were having it shipped to you, I would be interested in that if you still have it and can send me a pic or 2. Lawrence Waldron made this great tool called the 3rd hand with integrated hackle gauge, unfortunely he only made like 6 of them so they are very rare. I asked Jay to come up with something similar and sent him some picture of Waldron’s version. He couldn’t copy it exact because he didn’t have there right CNC machines but he came up with his own version that work well. I think he is going to start selling those as well.
Mike
Sorry, Abel gone
