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Fly box (up close)

Project by Lboy posted 873 days ago 626 views 4 times favorited 13 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I made these a few years ago. The cherry one is in a picture with a fly tying caddy. The other is Western Oregon Walnut, Eastern Maple, Rosewood, Cherry, and Pink Ivory. The have barrel hinges from Woodcraft, and rare earth magnets to keep them closed.


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MsDebbieP

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posted 872 days ago

thank you for the closeup view!
Gorgeous.
Nice flies as well.

My favourite fly is my very own “Fire Bug”, it’s a variation of a woolybugger, made with orange and red maribou. Rick laughed when I first made it (I just thought it looked pretty) but when it caught all the fish, he was soon tying his own.
:D

Thanks again for sharing.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Don

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posted 872 days ago

Lboy, these are just stunning! There is something very special about these small boxes and I just love small wooden boxes.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

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CharlieM1958

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posted 872 days ago

Very neat, Lboy!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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mot

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posted 872 days ago

Oh now that’s just cool.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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Bob Babcock

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posted 872 days ago

I really like these. I need to make one for my brother.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

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David

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posted 872 days ago

Very nice! I have some great flies for Central Oregon that would be right at home in these wondeful fly boxes!

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

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Lboy

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posted 870 days ago

Thank you all for the nice comments.

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Lboy

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posted 870 days ago

I’ve used some of these flies in Central Oregon. The one’s not pictured didn’t make it.

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woodspar

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posted 870 days ago

Thanks for the close ups! You really did a nice job on that top.

-- John

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Blake

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posted 689 days ago

Those are really cool! I like small simple boxes like these. They are very stylish. The shape is great too… rounded corners are perfect for the palm or pocket.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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rikkor

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posted 688 days ago

Great job!

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GaryK

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posted 688 days ago

Very cool design! Great job.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 438 days ago

I received a call from my son this week saying that if i didn’t know what to get him for his birthday that he was flyfishing again and so some flies would be nice.

And then I thought.. hmmm.. shipping a bunch of flies across the country… wouldn’t it be nice if they were in a nice flybox made by his Mom
And then I thought: I’m pretty sure a LumberJock posted a fly box a while back.

Sure enough: exactly what I was looking for! I happen to have some barrel hinges and magnets. Now I just need to do the woodworking part :)

Thanks for the inspiration!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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