Pictures

Hackle pliers

The cable clip in use

The Stonfo hook model in use

Rotary hackle pliers in use

Spring hackle pliers in use

Using your hands can be difficult

Hackling long feathers by hand

The hackle pliers can hold material in place

Pull too hard and the feather breaks

The TMC simple model in use

Jay Smit's lovely pliers in use

Midge hackle pliers

TuyFlyz hackle pliers in use

One finger

Tiemco rubber ring

The cable test clip

A set of 10 for a couple of dollars

C&F Design rotary hackle pliers

TMC rotary hackle pliers

Wasatch cable test clip

MP Plier

Wasatch revolving hackle pliers

Griffin's models

Dorin's models

Since you got this far …

A money box

The GFF money box

… I have a small favor to ask.

Long story short

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Long story longer

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