BoubouBomber 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Hi! Does anyone know where I can buy large fly box foam patches?? I made a wooden fly box, it has 4 compartments of 11" x 11". I know Millstream makes a ripple boat patch thats large enough, but how about flat foam??? All I can find is the funfoam available at Wally Mart and craft stores, but it's about 1/16 of an inch thick, great for making fly but not for sticking them in. As a bonus, I was thinking I could make another one to give as a prize for the next raffle to keep this website going. I am too slow and too busy to be able to make one for this raffle, but its in the plans to make a couple more in the fall/winter, and i would gladly give one away as a prize. here is a pic of the box beside a regular flybox. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Boubou That's a darn nice looking box you made! You might try gluing two or three of the thin sheets together and then glue them in the box. Some stores, like Hobby Lobby and I think even Wally-World have some foam sheets that already have the glue on the back-you remove a paper backing to expose the sticky side. I would experiment by gluing several sheets together outside of the box then cut the stacked sheets to fit the box. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoubouBomber 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Actually, I just tried the 1/16 of an inch fun foam, looks like it could work and it would be cheap to replace! Unless someone finds something better. I am in Canada here, so sometimes wally world doesnt have the same things, but I'll have a look anyways Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Great looking box ! It would take all winter to tye enough flies to fill that ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoubouBomber 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 QUOTE It would take all winter to tye enough flies to fill that ! Thats the idea, you make a box at the beginning of winter, then fill it up before fishing season Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 25, 2004 And glue is relative. You could use Pliobond or Aqua Seal or a spray adhesive like 3M Super 77 to mount the sheets in the box. Great project- very nice looking! p.s.- what's the name of your sled dog? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoubouBomber 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Whcih sled dog?? My first one was "Boule" which in french means "ball" as in furball. I used to call him "Boubou" where the name Bouboubomber came from. Actually, a "Bouboubomber " was the first fly I made, just clipped some hair from the dog and wrapped it around a hook, that was before I took my first fly tying class. A Bouboubomber is also just a clump of hair tied to a leader for casting practice. Sled dog #2 was Buckwheat. Sled dog #3 was Duckflasher. Sled dog #4 was Hart. Sled dog #5 was Chacha ( who looked pretty much like the little gif associated with my name) These have all gone on the other side of the rainbow bridge. (dog heaven) and are now running free. I now have a Siberian Husky named Kif and a mixed neurotic mutt from the SPCA named Daisy. Here is a picture when I went camping with a buddy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoubouBomber 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Here is a picture of the gang, Boubou is the one jumping up in the air, eager to go! What you cant see in the picture, is that the dogs are not just standing there, there is a snow hook holding the sled, kind of like an anchor. NEVER, NEVER leave a dogteam with just a snow hook and go behind the sled, always go in front of the sled unless its tied with a strong rope to a tree, that way if they manage to take off you have a chance to catch them, otherwise, you might lose them and have to walkk for several miles int the snow and cold The desire to run is bred into these dogs, thats something they want to do, with or without you. By the way, I already posted about that, but these dogs left me with a thousand years worth of underfur to use as dubbing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carlin 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Great stuff!! Thanks for the pics. QUOTE these dogs left me with a thousand years worth of underfur to use as dubbing My dog has been kind enough to do the same thing! Anytime I need white/tan dubbing, I just reach over and scrape some off the couch, off of the floor, off of anything fleece, out of my hair, off of my slice of pizza... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Try a Surgical supply company. Many prostetics are lined with foam. It should be availble in sheets. Some of the Orthopedic stores may also have quantities. They are used for inlays and footbeds. I've seen it up to 1cm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Doing some google searches I found this stuff: http://www.casinosupply.com/Merchant2/merc...tegory_Code=OCH High density foam 3/8" thick. I have found alot of stuff at craft stores but it's all 1" thick. I'll keep looking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Bomber- fantastic pictures- beautiful dogs. I can't thank you enough!!! I've driven dogs before; this past February my sister and i vacationed in Banff as she's always wanted to try some different winter things, dogsledding included, and the only person she could imagine enjoying time with her is her 'Frere Voyageur Sauvage' We had such a wonderful time; she, riding the sled and I driving. I'd forgotten how much work it is. I've always had a special affection for dogs; had dogs most of my life. I once had a Siberian named Moses. Your dogs are beautiful! God is taking good care of your teams here and on the other side of the bridge. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoubouBomber 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Well, I went to the prostethics store and came out with 2 strips of foam, one 1/4 inch the other one 1/8 inch. They are exactly the same as some i bought to replace foam in a fly box! Thanx for the tip!!!!!! Also, for those interested, the girl called it "aliplast" , with the name it might be easier to search and find a distributor. I know I searched for closed cell foam on the net or the yellow pages but nothing intersting came up, at last nobody said they sold it as thin sheets! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 25, 2004 I am very interested in your box, did you have plans that you followed for it? IF so were they on the internet? I would love a box like that. I have the ripple foam boat patches from millstream, do they not offer a flat foam? john Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoubouBomber 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2004 Thanx for the interest! I first saw a flybox like that at a local flyshop, the guy told me someone made them and sold them for a few hundred $$$, all 3 guys at the flyshop bought one, the one they had on display belonged to one of them. So being an amateur woodworker I decided to make one. When I went back with it at the flyshop he told me he didn’t have any foam for that, however he gave me the phone number of the guy who made the boxes saying he might sell me some foam, I haven’t called him, however thanx to Shoe’s post I found what seems to be exactly the same foam that I bought from Millstream (flatfoam), Now I just need to order some ripple foam, the biggest flat foam that Millstream sells is about 8x4 inches, their foams are sized for standard flyboxes, I contacted them but they are not interested, originally I wanted to buy some Nubby tac from them but they only sell boxes with nubby tac they wont sell the stuff separately, anyways nubby tac is pretty heavy for a box that size. And believe me I searched just about all the online fly stores and nobody sells foam that size. Anyways, no, I don’t have a plan for the box, however I saw in a French woodworking magazine ( I am in Montreal, Quebec) a plan on how to make a box and adapted the plan for the flybox. I made it using a router and a table saw, it cost about $45 in wood (using bubinga for the sides and Russian birch plywood for the top, bottom and inside) and about $15 for the hardware. I wanted fancy wood, that’s why I took the bubinga, unfortunately, the thin (1/2inch) boards they have were not very wide, making the inside of the box not very deep, one of the reasons I want to make another one. I could make plans for you, hand drawn and scanned or electronic and send them to you with a few tips. Something I realized after making mine is that what takes a long time is setting up the saw and router, measuring, measuring again, doing a test cut checking the fit making adjustment if necessary, etc. So, buy more wood and once you have the router or saw set up for a cut, its nothing to run more wood through to make a few boxes, give them to friends or sell them! And I was serious about reserving one for a future raffle for this site, I plan on making some in the fall/winter, though now that I told my girlfriend about the responses to my post she is telling me to make them right away and give one for the raffle now, I have to think about that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites