FORCEPS AND KNIFE 79 



It is an advantage to have several pairs of 

 spare pliers. They come in useful for holding 

 tinsels, hackles, and small feathers, when these 

 are being sorted before the dressing of a fly 



FIG. 13. 



begins, and where sudden draughts are liable 

 to occur. 



A pair of stout dissecting forceps (Fig. 13) 

 and a fine pair (Fig. 14) (as used by bacteri- 

 ologists and oculists) will be found almost a 

 necessity for picking up various small articles 



FIG. 14. 



from the table, or selecting hackles easily and 

 quickly from a pile. 



A sharp knife will be needed for paring away 

 the loose ends of the gut forming the loop, or 

 preparing a Jay's hackle, and for a variety of 

 other purposes. 



