Marc Petitjean explains the fly tying Swiss Vise 

Love seeing the passion of design that Marc exemplifies! I was going to ask about a pedestal right up to the point he created one !

Mr. Petitjean, Seeing your work of art creation, is a most powerful moment in my life. My career in Architecture has always been detailing and solving problems (35 years). I had the opportunity to solve a detail configuration of a metal skin panel that the company's own engineers could not. (Enrico panels) they needed the horizontal joint to be the same as the vertical joint, and after weeks of chasing it down, I accomplished it. It was first used at the International Airport in Las Vegas. This and many other problems solved not only in architecture but solar power and fuel devices, In third world countries, India especially. No one but another detailer or engineer such as you could ever appreciate any of this. I say this to put in context, how much I LOVE and appreciate every single minute detail of this vise, absolutely incredible. I do not know what the cost is, but whatever it is, it is money very well spent and earned. I first tied a fly when I was 10 years old, I looked at a book in the library reference area full of BEAUTIFUL Flys. I went home, took a hook, some red thread and trimmed hair off our dog. It took two days without any vise. I love fishing and the hunt of fishing, I have always (obviously) had a passion for Flys and jigs. FINALLY at 63, I am wholeheartedly pursuing my dreams. My life statement has been ... "there is ALWAYS a better way!" Thank you again Sir from the essence of my core. Nick De Luca in Redfield Arkansas, USA ( P.S. for anyone reading this and laughs at it, you are forgiven, and your welcome)

That is the dream vise. Congratulations 🎉🎈🍾 every time I thought that’s the best vise ever you show me something else that I could do. Thank you.

Marvelous design. I can see the amount of time and thought you put into this vise. Congratulations!

I have the chance, I say the chance, to use one of these since two years, and it is really fantastic. Of course this piece is certainly expensive, but I think that this type of vice is for life. It is a real pleasure to use such a piece of art (It is true piece of art but also a piece of very high technology) the design is outstanding. Materials are incredible. All of Petitjean pieces are the same, the bobin holder for example is the same. Thank you Marc for all of these pieces. For me the best vice in the world.

I'm very happy to have bought this vise, it's great! Best part is that as I get better at fly tying I'll be able to get more use out of this vise because it's capabilities are beyond my abilities. Plus it's durable. The very first thing I did when I got it, was dropped the top part of the vise onto the floor from about 4ft and that did absolutely nothing to it. I don't suggest dropping it but I've got butter fingers and now I'm not worried about damaging it hahaha. I've tied 60 flies now and have been posting them on my Instagram. I love every minute of it honestly! Looking forward to getting some more bells and whistles for it, like the bobbin rest, tool rest, pedestal, gallows system etc. I travel a lot so it will be nice to have the pedestal so I can use it on the road where I can't clamp it down.

This is amazing.

Beautiful vise, and definitely a piece of art. Thanks for sharing this video with us. Aloha🌴🦐🎣🕊

Superbe étau et matériels ! Très belle démonstration. Merci. Bonne année 2020

Thanks Barry, I have the vise too, and I learned a lot from this video. All the best, Sean

Realmente fantástica tu prensa!!!!👏👏👏👌 Saludos desde CHILE🙋🇨🇱

Thank you for the wonderful video.....necessarily will make such same machine itself

You put a lot of thought into your vice it's about the neatest damn thing I have ever seen i wish I could afford one I have been using a Thompson model a for years

I like the jaws, beautifull workmanship.

Like a Swiss watch,a work of art

Blooooody hell what a vice😳 good to see a fellow County man coming up with the best ever vice well done. Would love to tie a fly on this Rolls-Royce of vices. Sadly out of my price range. Concrats on this super vise well done. Greetings from Ägeri

Fantastic piece, top notch engineering. Been a Dyna King fan for many years, very satisfied with my Barracuda. But this is another level, with so many features and details - and especially how you can adjust it for more comfortable tying positions at the bench. I'm impressed and really have to get this. Hope it's possible from a shop/webshop in Norway. If you have any idea I would be grateful. Thanks for sharing Barry.

Very innovative as Marc's other tools. I suppose the next version can also be converted to a class 4 flyrod :-)

Would love that vise.

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL VERY NICE!!!!👍

This looks very well made. I didn’t see a material clip or holder, did I miss that?

Hey Barry, the thumb screw on my MP vise loosens after a few turns and I need to retighten it every couple of flies in order to keep the tension. Is this normal? It seems of I turn the handle clockwise it keeps the tension, but anticlockwise it loosens after a while.

please tell me what is the difference between Petitjean Swiss-vise Master and Petitjean Swiss-vise C-Clamp

Brilliant

great video

Ahaaaaaa, first I was thinking that it looked absolutely beautiful AND completely wrong, then he turned it around to a righthan operation, and then everything fell into place, juuuust beautiful....;- ) Way too expensive for me though, but if I ever get rich, You Know....;- )

I used a Swiss Master vise/outfit for the first time last week. The left-hand orientation doesn't seem to be a problem - you get used to it, although it's unnecessarily silly in a mostly right-handed world. I had it for five days, and I liked it a lot - BUT. My LAW jaws on their articulated arm offer a better all-round approach to the hook. Agreed, I'm wedded to the LAW which quickly became an extension of me. LAW hype is all justified. Owners want to be buried with theirs. If you can't find an original LAW (it'll be a huge price but will never be worth less than you pay for it) or a super quality copy (still expensive) then the Swiss vice is probably the best alternative. Significantly, if you want a Swiss you just write a check. If we want a LAW you learn how to plead, and to pray. Exchanging a kidney might work. If you can't afford either, then you are amongst the vast majority, and there's not much point in saying your Thompson can do it all just as well. Similarly, there's little point in saying your Ford gets you to work just as surely as a Rolls Royce. It does, but ............you know.

Opinione modesta la mia...non mi sembra che tutte quelle regolazioni portino a una facilità di costruzione solo a una complicanza...il prezzo del morsetto e' alto. Potrei dire che non mi piace nemmeno il design ma lì va a gusti. PS amo del 32? Non so se vince marinaro li fa ancora..ma..che pesci prenderesti con una misura simile di amo? Ciao scusate l opinione mia personale.

Excellent grip!

This is a Wonderfull vice. I did watch this vid several times. But,...........hooksize 30 (small) to what biggest size? What is the biggest size of the hook with I can use with this vice? Maybe I want to buy this vice for lifetime. Greetings from The Netherlands and tight lines.

Nice Video !!!! Wich Hookbox is that where you have your Hooks in it , it looks nice .... I search vor a good Hookbox . Thank You from Hamburg/Germany ;-)

it's certainly a Swiss Army Knife vise!

Nice vice is Marc petitjean left hand it can you turn the vice to suit you own needs a all the extra that you can buy for it he left nothing out at all keep them video coming love watching them all Thanks Feather bender

Curious...there are certain industries with names so powerful that putting the names on an object will increase the price 10 fold. "Wedding" is one, take a 100 dollar dress, put that word on it and its price goes up to 1000. "Fly tying" is certainly another.

I got nothing but......WOW! 😯

What's the hook size range for the the MP jaws?

Hi Barry, Hi Marc ask more than answers, how i install the Accessories Support to the Tool holder. Are they new ? with my old one i can not do that. What i need now new ? both or the Toolholder or the Acc.Support ?? No words if the ACC.Support is small enought to hold the normal TyingThread spools. Thanks.. But why you upload in 480px it is not good quality Cheers Susi Suppe

One thing I am curious about is in the comments about this vise you say it is the best vice you have ever owned. In your walk through of your tying room you said that you use a regal revolution for all your production tying. Is it because of the easy clamp for the regal revolution that you use it for production tying? I can certainly see the advantages to the Swiss Vice over the revolution. I'm just wondering why you use the revolution for mass production tying, which I am assuming means making multiples of the same type. Has this changed and you now use the Swiss Vice for production? I have noticed that in all your videos you are using the Swiss Vice. I'll probably just have to settle and get both :p They both seem to have different strengths.

How does the Swiss vise compare with Dyna-King's ultimate indexer?

Прекрасные инструменты !

its amazing for sure but how much is it all i dont tie that many flies but im an engineer so i find this very interesting and quality of course

Fantastic Vise, however, I found it quite complex, and VERY expensive. Lots of Stainless !!!!! I prefer the simplicity, and the ingenius design, of a NOR VISE.

This is a great looking vise, I wouldn't compare it to my existing one (I was lucky enough to purchase a vise when LAW was still making them) but for me the one design feature that I don't quite get - it seems designed for left handed tiers with the jaw adjustment screw placement? As a right handed tier, don't you have to reach over the jaws to fiddle with the adjustment screw? I guess you get used to vices and their peculiarities, my left hand just has muscle memory and It can sit/twist the vice without me noticing when I tie on mine. Also, have you thought about designing your own? CNC shops can create prototypes quickly and even open source CAD software is certainly at a point where it could easily be used for tying vise design.

Is it swiss made, like made in Switzerland?

How much does a Swiss arsenal vice cost, and where would a person purchase one if so inclined?

Será que aqui no Brasil encontro pra comprar

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Super machine want this

Very very nice how many bank loans do you need to buy one of these then lol

But how much is it.

Really need the translation into Russian language. understand only half of it... very interesting! Thank you!

Swiss manage to transform metal machining into an art.

I cant see reason why to buy this vice. Stonfo transformer vice is cheaper and about a same quality, its also easier to change between tube and dry fly jaws

How much? 5,6 hundred?

this stupid vise have the adjustment screw on the other side, I have to waste few second each time finding it, it seem very silly.

Goodness gracious its a vice . It looks more like the inside of a sewing machine , not necassary

800$ for a vise... It's made in aluminium not in gold...

Demasiado complicado.

A shame I'm not left handed.

nice vise but for 500 bucks no thanks..

No i will stick with my Kaimen vice thanks!! Utterly ridiculous what some will spend on flyfishing......youre tying flies ffks.

Rip off!!