Timely Tips

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1. How creative can we tyers be? 1 2 3 4

   By Steeldrifter, August 1, 2004
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   • seriesofseven
   • January 7, 2007

2. Mink Fur

   By willowhead, February 23, 2008
   • 1 reply
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   • Big Blue Frog
   • August 6, 2008

3. Any good outside the box tool caddy ideas? 1 2

   By hexfli, January 26, 2005
   • 15 replies
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   • down2earthlv
   • September 3, 2006

4. Tying Gadgets or How to make life easier 1 2 3

   By longears, September 29, 2005
   • 37 replies
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   • CraigG
   • November 7, 2006

5. Wing burner 1 2

   By Faster Fish, October 30, 2006
   • 17 replies
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   • Guest Fatman
   • September 14, 2007

6. Foam Strips 1 2

   By streamcaddis, March 3, 2007
   • 20 replies
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   • crappie
   • October 14, 2007

7. Flashabou find! 1 2

   By Peddler, December 4, 2004
   • 16 replies
   • 16,491 views
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   • Wiets
   • April 23, 2007

8. Homemde eyes 1 2

   By Fry Flier, December 3, 2005
   • 17 replies
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   • Szczure_x_fly
   • February 11, 2007

9. Microslit foam...any ideas? 1 2

   By Hot Tuna, February 21, 2007
   • 18 replies
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   • JSzymczyk
   • March 17, 2007

10. selfmade flydressing/floatant 1 2

    By moskito_01, February 16, 2005
    • 21 replies
    • 15,117 views
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    • Gregg A
    • October 25, 2005

11. pill canisters??? 1 2

    By sniksoh, November 11, 2006
    • 19 replies
    • 14,423 views
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    • J.Z
    • August 27, 2007

12. Desk Control 1 2

    By Guest, January 30, 2004
    • 16 replies
    • 14,046 views
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    • Chase Creek
    • April 30, 2007

13. Compact Fly Tying Table with wings 1 2

    By Moushka, February 18, 2006
    • 20 replies
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    • troutnabout
    • September 26, 2006

14. The Perfection Loop

    By Wise Jr, October 7, 2007
    • 9 replies
    • 11,311 views
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    • beaverfsu
    • October 11, 2007

15. Quick bobbin threading

    By boba, April 28, 2005
    • 11 replies
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    • chrisfish
    • September 22, 2006

16. 120 ft .010 Copper Wire for 50 cents

    By flyrod98, July 25, 2006
    • 4 replies
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    • utyer
    • October 17, 2007

17. Tying with materials from craft & dollar stores

    By Guest, September 1, 2005
    • 11 replies
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    • fly time
    • November 15, 2006

18. New ways to choose woolys! 1 2

    By down2earthlv, December 3, 2005
    • 16 replies
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    • longears
    • August 9, 2006

19. flexament - cheap!

    By JSzymczyk, February 12, 2007
    • 5 replies
    • 10,305 views
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    • ol_grayfeather
    • February 16, 2007

20. How I Marked My Tools

    By oatka, October 20, 2007
    • 8 replies
    • 10,287 views
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    • ILikeFish
    • October 31, 2007

21. Easy tanning for tiers 1 2 3

    By Guest, October 17, 2003
    • 43 replies
    • 10,263 views
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    • Hillbilly
    • December 26, 2004

22. easy whip finish

    By chrisfish, July 27, 2006
    • 10 replies
    • 9,556 views
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    • Skip48
    • July 7, 2007

23. free wing case and shellback material

    By stuck-in-muck, April 3, 2006
    • 8 replies
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    • charlieb
    • February 22, 2007

24. Easy third hand device

    By Hot Tuna, August 5, 2007
    • 2 replies
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    • Hot Tuna
    • August 6, 2007

25. Tip on Scissors

    By Skip48, December 15, 2006
    • 4 replies
    • 8,978 views
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    • Skip48
    • December 21, 2006

26. A good source for copper wire

    By zip, January 25, 2006
    • 8 replies
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    • mitch821
    • September 18, 2006

27. another use for post-its

    By Chase Creek, August 6, 2007
    • 1 reply
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    • camoham
    • August 6, 2007

28. free hackle guard

    By field989, May 11, 2006
    • 9 replies
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    • Chase Creek
    • February 22, 2007

29. dubbing storage

    By Chase Creek, June 18, 2007
    • 4 replies
    • 8,438 views
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    • .D.
    • July 29, 2007

30. cheap tool caddy

    By newfie, August 15, 2006
    • 5 replies
    • 8,332 views
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    • chrisfish
    • August 21, 2006

31. Rotary Fly Drier

    By letumgo, November 4, 2006
    • 1 reply
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    • sniksoh
    • November 4, 2006

32. raffia material

    By flygirl, June 5, 2007
    • 5 replies
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    • streamcaddis
    • September 13, 2007

33. Spool Holder

    By crappiekid24, August 10, 2007
    • 1 reply
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    • Joe Hard
    • August 11, 2007

34. zap a gap

    By cvansickler, May 28, 2007
    • 7 replies
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    • maddog48
    • August 10, 2007

35. what reel for big bass

    By Andrewfly fishing, February 20, 2008
    • 6 replies
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    • Hairstacker
    • February 21, 2008

36. good body material

    By fly time, November 7, 2006
    • 10 replies
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    • Guest Fatman
    • December 21, 2006

37. Storing Materials

    By madkasel, August 4, 2006
    • 3 replies
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    • Sturgeon_Catcher
    • August 4, 2006

38. Fly Tying Bag

    By cvansickler, May 18, 2007
    • 2 replies
    • 7,589 views
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    • Guest DFix
    • July 2, 2007

39. how can i make a cheap easy thread holder??? 1 2

    By sniksoh, June 7, 2006
    • 16 replies
    • 7,578 views
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    • Danoinark
    • June 8, 2006

40. Best way to sharpen scissors? 1 2

    By hexfli, January 26, 2005
    • 15 replies
    • 7,568 views
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    • JeremyH
    • March 16, 2005

41. Free crushproof boxes

    By mcfly, February 9, 2006
    • 5 replies
    • 7,488 views
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    • stony
    • July 24, 2006

42. Eye Painting Tools

    By letumgo, November 4, 2006
    • 4 replies
    • 7,448 views
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    • mhackney
    • November 7, 2006

43. Weighting Hooks 1 2

    By Guest, February 23, 2004
    • 19 replies
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    • Esox
    • June 18, 2006

44. Keeping track of patterns

    By Chase Creek, April 26, 2006
    • 10 replies
    • 7,310 views
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    • sandflyx
    • July 31, 2006

45. Clear Eyes

    By Chase Creek, April 30, 2007
    • 6 replies
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    • Skip48
    • June 8, 2007

46. Sting Ray Protection

    By cvansickler, May 22, 2007
    • 3 replies
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    • Harold Ray
    • May 23, 2007

47. Homemade Tube Fly Vise

    By Guest, January 27, 2005
    • 9 replies
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    • picketpin
    • January 31, 2005

48. Magnification

    By Nick N, September 28, 2006
    • 7 replies
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    • Inconnu
    • January 2, 2007

49. deerhair tip

    By chrisfish, December 10, 2006
    • 7 replies
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    • fly time
    • December 15, 2006

50. epoxy

    By cvansickler, May 28, 2007
    • 4 replies
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    • arkle
    • July 29, 2007

51. egg yarn colors

    By riffleriversteelheadslayer, September 6, 2007
    • 4 replies
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    • dfield
    • October 4, 2007

52. Foam kids cut outs

    By Nick N, November 12, 2006
    • 6 replies
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    • pretty_fly_for_a_white_guy
    • February 24, 2007

53. cutting wire

    By sniksoh, November 8, 2006
    • 11 replies
    • 6,865 views
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    • flyfishingtaz
    • November 13, 2006

54. chicken feathers

    By polock, March 8, 2006
    • 10 replies
    • 6,776 views
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    • down2earthlv
    • August 23, 2006

55. Winding Chenille Materials onto Cards

    By letumgo, March 3, 2007
    • 3 replies
    • 6,710 views
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    • Flymaker911
    • July 23, 2007

56. Dubbing dispenser

    By Inconnu, November 17, 2006
    • 7 replies
    • 6,693 views
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    • Crotalus
    • November 17, 2006

57. what have you made???

    By sniksoh, September 14, 2006
    • 8 replies
    • 6,676 views
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    • flyrod98
    • September 17, 2006

58. Lemon Wood Duck wings

    By Guest, March 5, 2007
    • 0 replies
    • 6,601 views
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    • Guest Fatman
    • March 5, 2007

59. New Here With a Question about Feathers

    By Skip48, November 13, 2006
    • 12 replies
    • 6,578 views
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    • Skip48
    • December 20, 2006

60. Make your shipping box

    By Inconnu, April 4, 2007
    • 3 replies
    • 6,539 views
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    • Bud Guidry
    • April 27, 2007

61. Best way to clean up a poorly preserved skin?

    By RDL, September 15, 2007
    • 3 replies
    • 6,539 views
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    • RDL
    • September 26, 2007

62. Need a new vice

    By Kodiak Commando, November 28, 2006
    • 8 replies
    • 6,504 views
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    • AlG
    • December 8, 2006

63. tools for cutting foam strips

    By Chase Creek, November 11, 2006
    • 5 replies
    • 6,474 views
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    • Inconnu
    • November 12, 2006

64. Fred...the storage king

    By Hot Tuna, July 22, 2006
    • 2 replies
    • 6,435 views
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    • madkasel
    • July 25, 2006

65. Easy Bug Collecting Container

    By Alex C., April 6, 2006
    • 9 replies
    • 6,408 views
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    • sandflyx
    • October 15, 2006

66. Bobbin Smoothie

    By Chase Creek, July 20, 2006
    • 5 replies
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    • chrisfish
    • September 24, 2006

67. Desk pads

    By Inconnu, November 7, 2006
    • 6 replies
    • 6,364 views
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    • beadhead
    • November 10, 2006

68. Vice catch bag quick fix

    By Peddler, December 22, 2006
    • 2 replies
    • 6,330 views
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    • Chase Creek
    • December 23, 2006

69. Knots

    By sulfernut, May 4, 2007
    • 3 replies
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    • BigBugger
    • May 29, 2007

70. Picking up small hooks

    By Chase Creek, May 6, 2006
    • 8 replies
    • 6,263 views
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    • Nick N
    • August 27, 2006

71. Retractable bodkin

    By Nick N, October 19, 2006
    • 8 replies
    • 6,205 views
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    • Faster Fish
    • October 29, 2006

72. Daylight desk lamps on super sale

    By Hot Tuna, May 6, 2007
    • 0 replies
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    • Hot Tuna
    • May 6, 2007

73. heat shrink

    By ericsong, October 22, 2006
    • 5 replies
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    • fly time
    • October 22, 2006

74. Simple Hook Magnet

    By JP66, November 25, 2004
    • 2 replies
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    • Inconnu
    • September 17, 2006

75. Cheap Stuff 1 2

    By broadcj, February 16, 2006
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    • Guest chemprof2001
    • May 2, 2006