Okay Stephen I will do that tomorrow.  I doubt they are of any real value, and I have no idea just how old they are or aren't.  But I will put them up inthe morning for ya.

Theron

T-Bone

The two most expensive items I have in tieing tools ( outside of the vise ) are both Petitjean. One is a bobbin that you can honestly thread in the dark, and the other is a whip finisher. I heed and hawed for a long spell before I bit for them quite a while ago because anything that man makes is expensive. I'm glad I took the plunge because the quality is superb and the functionality is above reproach.

He also makes a vise  that looks like it should be on the Sci Fi channel to the tune of about $700. I'll be holding off on that one as "frog skins" are slim around here.

I learned a lot from Charlie Poole and one thing he taught me was getting the pressure right on the materials and thread so the fly does not unravel when a trout chews on it. So I understand why he went to the Regal as he could really yard down on the thread with that vise.

So I guess I could be termed a heavy handed tier as well. I've thought about going up to one of the larger Renzettis but the one I'm in love with is $465 clams. Spose I could justify it if I was going to sell flies in the store but I don't want a job on the bench these days.

 Prensentation Cam 4000 with Deluxe SW Base -Hooks #28 to 4/0

Man that sure is some eye candy for the mind

At the old American Angling in Salem, NH now closed I met a guy that tied a salmon fly without a vise. His wife was with him and confirmed that he didn't own a vise. All I could think was when I saw it that I couldn't tie that nice of a fly with a vise. The Regal was a retirement gift to myself and used the money from the sale of the Renzetti to justify it to myself. I like the rotary part of it and the jaws do a great job of holding even a small hook. Try before you buy. There are so many different kinds and everyone has their own views of them.

Stephen,

As promised here is a picture of the vices I purchased.

The first one although you can barely see it has rust on the top edge of the jaws.  Bad for thread!  The second one works the best, but neither this or the other one is very easy to tie a #18 or smaller with.  The green one has lost its pin I'm guessing because the guy I bought it from had an allen wrench in the pin's spot, and the jaws when tightened down slide a little.  One goes higher than the other and little hooks, which I would think jaws this fine would be for, get launched through the room like they came out of a sling shot.  Then I have to vacuum to make sure my wife doesn't find it with her little toes.  OMG would I be in trouble then!

As I said they may not work as well as I want, but they work well enough to tie with.

Theron

I don't know enough about it.  Honestly it is pretty clean.  It has a threaded hole on top as if something were meant to screw into it, and aside form the missing pin and the jaws doing a funny grab that propells hooks, it is alright.

How would you even go about it?

Theron