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The vise
is a design by South African tier Jay Smit. He and Wasatch
have been collaborating for several months to develop the
complete system. The vise is solidly built; in fact it is
over engineered to last a lifetime. There is a tube fly attachment
under development, and a micro jaw is available now. Jaw change
over takes less than 15 seconds. The vise comes with a centering
gauge for rotary tying. It is available with black, red, or
blue accents.
The base
is maple, with several unique features. It weighs a respectable
5 lbs. when fully loaded and it also has a clamp feature for
those who do aggressive rotary tying. The bobbin rest is built
into the base and it goes in and out of position better and
faster than any I've seen. Also, since it isn't mounted on
the vise stem when it is in the down position, it is completely
out of the way of the tier.
There
is storage for thirteen tools built into the back of the base
and I recommend that the tier drill a 1/16" hole in a
convenient location for the bodkin. Two brass hook/bead cups
are built in and there is a large well routed into the wood
to capture small bits of material. The laser art is by Jason
Borger and features his well-known Danica mayfly. |
