Frank Matarelli Dies at 102
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Re: Frank Matarelli Dies at 102
#21Belated, but sad news indeed... loved, and own many of his bobbins, and other tying tool... they were/are the best,,,,
Re: Frank Matarelli Dies at 102
#22Hi Guys, I took a few fly tying lessons from Cal Bird. He showed me the way to make a loop with the herl and thread which was spun with a tool that had a hook to spin it with. He had me make my own, which I did using welder's brazing rod. I still have it. I think Umpqua sold the tool as a Cal Bird tool. I have one. I still use the one I made.
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Re: Frank Matarelli Dies at 102
#23I was chatting with a good friend of mine who mentioned he had a specially made Matarelli bullet tool that he acquired quite a while ago. The tool is all brass with the initials "F M". Other than that, it looks and works exactly as the bullet tool with a 38 cartridge. He sent me a couple of photos with permission to post them.
Re: Frank Matarelli Dies at 102
#25Sad news. I have several FM bobbins and one of his whip finishers. Although I stopped using the whip finisher 25 years ago, the bobbins are daily drivers and work as well as they did back when I bought them in the 80's. I'm confident they will be passed on for generations. Mr. Matarelli sure contributed to the craft.
-John
-John