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All the people saying it's illegal- are wrong. You can source legal seal in the US through feathersmc.com

I understand that philosophy and it would serve many tyers well- I actually never heard it put that way. The only reason I'm putting together a "hardware store" in my shop is that I tie flies for a living- and I like having everything I need within reason- especially for the stuff I tie often anyway. I'm always trying a new way to organize materials- and hooks and beads seem to be the one I have trouble with the most. Every solution seems to inhibit my workflow and that little bit of friction can stop me in my tracks when it comes time to tie. Besides my reord I definitely think I need to cull exactly what types of patterns I tie just to make the rest of it easier. Thanks for sharing your philosophy- I can respect it.

Thank you both for sharing.

All over the place right now- tying Pike flies and smallmouth Wigglies to starting to ramp up egg fly orders for the steelhead guys

I just wanted to say that I've found his youtube videos inspirational when it comes to fly tying organization and the creative process in general. His shop infrastructure videos have been particularly interesting, as well as his general philosophy on makers, and first order of retrievability, etc. The attached photo is my tying workshop from probably 2021 ish- but it has remained largely unchanged despite me having a complete shift in the philosophy that this workshop has become. At one point I was selling materials trying to do the ecommerce thing- and that required a vastly different layout, and organization than one of just a tyer. It's taken me 3 years to finally accept that philosophy change and start a complete shop re-org. Also- I'm a generalist fly tyer. I don't specialize in any one thing, so that means I need a lot of material on hand, and if you've watched his videos- I'm debating on setting up different stations in my workshop for specific types of flies. Mainly small trout flies (non streamers) on a dedicated desk with dedicated tools and material storage (probably on either side), my main bench would be for all types of streamers for all types of species.- and lastly a 3rd smaller station for poppers/airbrushing. I love my airbrush but I hate taking it out and putting it away every time I use it just so it's out of the way. I'm not wealthy enough to have a custom made Tie Craft Desk (or what I would prefer a Benches of Colorado custom desk), so a lot of my storage is plastic containers from amazon or walmart or the dollar store. And while I appreciate the job they do, aesthetically I"m probably looking to slowly convert a lot of that into wooden furniture over time. One of my first orders of business is going to be figuring out the hardware I"m going to keep stocked (hooks, beads, cones, lead eyes, etc), and a system for dealing with that. I really like the idea of his Sortimo (they have cheaper parts organizers on Amazon that will work fine for me). All of this to say- I'd love to see your hook/bead organization. What worked for you, what didn't. And also if you have checked out his youtube videos and what you think.

Scissors. They are not all created equal. Unfortunately our industry (or much of it) is what I consider to be a trickle down one- meaning a lot of our products were designed for something else and that includes scissors. And what I've learned in the 11 years I've been tying and selling flies- is that price isn't necessarily a tell all. I foolishly bought a $60 of Tiemco scissors that are more of a nuissance than they are helpful. On the contrary- the $24 Tiemco Deerhair Scissors (blue handle) have been a god send.

Why don't we just update the software or server that's causing this issue? I agree- this forum is almost unusable at this point. But I prefer it vs. FB Groups by a mile. Maybe we can all pitch in, start a go fund me.

A lot of streamers the past couple of days. Getting ready for the Fly Tying Symposium in NJ next month. Feel free to stop by and chat. - Dan South Bound Trucker, Thrasher, Hovercraft Sculpin, Flugenzombie with Pumpkin Spice, Boogie Man, Mini Peanut Envy etc.

Pike Flies for the land of the 40's Ontario. Articulated Cisco, Blockhead Popper, Mega Rattling Murdich

Some articulated trout streamers, pike divers, and Dreadnaughts.

An assortment heading to Alaska this month for rainbows and Silvers (Coho), some EZ Morrish Mouse with Fly Skinz Slow Rolla Tail, and some Schminnows I'm taking to Florida next month to hopefully dupe a snook or two.

very handsome tie Scott! kicking it off with a bang. I'm working on an Alaskan Rainbow/Silver Salmon (Coho) that I'll post when finished in a couple of days.

^I really dig the color scheme and the look but just watch that hook gap- worst thing is when you get a bunch of strikes and none of them stick. If you need to, you can bend that hook up for a little extra clearance.

Two orders this week. One heading out west to mess with those Montana browns and bulls, one to Minnesota for some smalljaw action.

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