Fly Bin blueprint

[Brough808 0]

Has anyone made their own fly bin to hold all their flies after tying them? I want one like what you find at most fly shops with the wood frame and wood or plexiglass dividers. Any direction is appreciated! 

[flytire 0]

you tie that many flies to warrant a fly shop style fly bin?

i just use plano boxes to store my flies

fly shop fly bins - Google Search

i doubt youll find blueprints on the internet

figure on a 2x2 or 2 1/2x2 1/2 inch square compartment for each fly and then figure out how many squares youll need

[chugbug27 0]

I use these for small flies

And these for large flies

 

The diamond painting boxes (first pic) also work pretty well for compact hook storage. About $2 or $3 a container.

[cphubert 0]

Crate bin - simple 3/4" plywood ends, 1/4" plywood sides & 1x4 rails holds 26 7""x11" plano style boxes moves from bench to RV or truck for traveling well stocked by end of winter. Wally world sells the boxes for under $3.00 with dividable compartments. easy to restock vest or sling pack on the road.

 

[niveker 0]

I like the small plastic bins myself, but this guy's box could easily be modified to suit. 

https://www.instructables.com/CHESS-BOARD-STORAGE-BOX/?amp_page=true

[johnnyquahog 0]

We used these when I was in Junior high in the early 60’s. 7th grade was print shop with Mr Piro. You can find them on EBay, yard sales, & flea mkts (didn’t look on Etsy or Craigslist).  Just search on Antique print type drawer or tray. I’m not recommending you actually buy one but if you are looking for a woodworking project it may give you some ideas.  Thanks for sparking the memory.

[Jaydub 0]

I don't have any plans, but I made dividers for some shallow metal drawers that I have.

It's made from 1/8" MDF. The dividers interlock with table saw kerf-width cuts of half the depth. Here is one of the dividers removed to give you the idea.

I started by ripping the strips to width.

To cut the slots, I used a sacrificial extension attached to the miter gauge. I added a short 1/8" pin to the extension, to set the spacing. I could cut one slot, drop that slot over the pin, cut the next slot, drop that slot over the pin an repeat... I think that I may have clamped several strips together for this operation. It's been a few years.

[DFoster 0]

I struggle just to tie replacements for my working fly boxes.  

[niveker 0]

On 1/22/2024 at 5:51 PM, johnnyquahog said:

We used these when I was in Junior high in the early 60’s.

That's a cool idea, back in the day those were pretty common.  

On 1/27/2024 at 3:44 PM, Jaydub said:

dividers for some shallow metal drawers that I have

Do you use that for fly storage?

[Jaydub 0]

25 minutes ago, niveker said:

 

Do you use that for fly storage?

Yes I have some stored that way and some in plastic compartment boxes. 

[niveker 0]

That's ambitious.  

[essequamvideri 0]

This might be helpful. 
 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqbft8Q5D9Y

Michael

[flytire 0]

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