Pin Vise - Save money on bodkins

[wwelz]

I learn a lot from other fly fishermen and I like to pass on helpful tips. My friend Tom and I were at the Sow Bug festival in Arkansas. I was looking for a bodkin because I wrecked mine burning , glue, resin ,or some other goo off the tip of the bodkin. I also do a lot of split thread stuff so I like needles that are really sharp with fine points. Tom said to me why don't you just buy a pin vise and swap out the needles when they are dull and you will never need to buy another bodkin. Whats a pin vise I said ?Tom educated me on machine tools and told me to search on line. So this is a pin vise



I found a set of four on line for twenty bucks. I gave one away to a friend. Leaving me with lots of Pin vises . The top unscrews and the handle end is open . You can insert the pin through the handle or the bottom of the vise.



For split thread techniques I like to use sewing machine needles. They have the sharpest points. I buy them at Jo Ann's Fabric . Where Else- very cheap. So save your self some dough and get a pin vise and a bunch of sewing needles.

[SherpaB]

Yup...back in the day when Hunter's Angling was around and still owned by Bill Hunter, thats what he sold and recommended...I've had one for 30 years +
Great tip about the sewing machine needles they are way sharper than most hand stitch needles I've seen, in fact I am pretty sure thats what Marc Petitjean's dubbing needle he sells for split thread techniques actually is.

[sal669]

Good stuff! Thanks for the info.
It is also a great tool for no knot leader to fly line attachment (super glue method or what ever name it has).

Tight lines

[catskilljohn]

Another similar thing you can use is an Exacto Knife handle, almost every household has one and they are dirt cheap. They have a slot rather than a collet that holds the pin, but when tightened they hold fine. CJ

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