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Modelling => Tips, Tools & Techniques => Topic started by: Jeffry Fontaine on July 04, 2017, 09:44:01 AM

Title: 'English Pliers' or just a fancy name for a Clamp? :)
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on July 04, 2017, 09:44:01 AM

While I was at the Sportsman's Warehouse I found a neat little clamp-like tool for fishing enthusiasts called an 'English Plier' that is small enough to not get in the way while you are trying to hold a small part in the spring loaded grips.  Price was around $3.00 and certainly a lot cheaper than some of the branded tools you find in the hobby shops and e-stores.  It does hold things fast as I tried it out as soon as I returned home. 

Title: Re: 'English Pliers' or just a fancy name for a Clamp? :)
Post by: Old Wombat on July 04, 2017, 10:26:46 PM

No idea, but it looks like a very small version of some medical clamps.

Title: Re: 'English Pliers' or just a fancy name for a Clamp? :)
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on July 05, 2017, 12:44:37 AM

Pretty much a spring-loaded hemostat kind of thing without the scissors like handle features and locking features.  Small, handy, able to hold tiny things and certainly useful for a decent price. 

Title: Re: 'English Pliers' or just a fancy name for a Clamp? :)
Post by: jcf on July 08, 2017, 11:07:41 PM

http://globalflyfisher.com/reviews-tie-better-tying-tools/the-humble-hackle-pliers (http://globalflyfisher.com/reviews-tie-better-tying-tools/the-humble-hackle-pliers)