Construction Of My Fly Tying Bench

[Wanny]

On Thanksgiving I headed to my gf's parents house for a few days. Her dad has a nice woodworking shop so I figured that would be the best time to build a bench i have wanted to do for quit some time.

 

I have been looking at plenty of benches on line and compiling some ideas that I wanted to have in mine. I used 9' of 1x5 S4S Oak for the raised arms for tools and thread. The base was laminated out of two peices of 3/4 oak plywood because I was not willing to pay $80 for a full sheet of oak plywood for one bench.

 

All in all I am very happy with the outcome. I am sure after a few hours of tying on it I will think of something i would like added or changed but that can be for bench #2 some day

 

Holds:

42 Thread spools

1 ipod holder

6 bobbins

8 various tools

3 hair stackers

2 bead trays

4 various glues/waxes

1 hook tray

1 beer holder

 

 

The finished bench seemed hard to get a good picture of because of the shine off the varnish but here it is anyway.

 

 

 

 

 

[jusfloatin]

If a guy is in a pinch I guess that would work.

[admin]

Excellent! Love the added Beer holder and iphone deck. Thumbs up!

[headscan]

I thought it looked pretty nice at first, but with the stain it looks really high end. Great job Mike.

[ByronG]

That my friend is fantastic work !!!!!!! Well done.

[Slyangler]

Very nice Wanny, may it provide you many years of enjoyment!

[Conor]

Very nice work. I have had a similar project half started since the end of last winter, but I will definitely be adding an ipod holder and a drink holder when I get back at'er this winter.

 

What drill bit did you use for the recessed holes?

[Pythagoras]

Very nice, great job!

[Wanny]

Thanks for all the compliments guys. I'm excited to get tieing on it

 

What drill bit did you use for the recessed holes?

 

I used one like this Freud Forstner Bit

[maxwell]

nicely done dude!

 

 

[Guest 420FLYFISHIN]

what do you guys use to store your hackle? Mine is just stacked ontop of each other but i would love to do a spin rack so the feathers hang and dont get munched

[SilverDoctor]

Great job, looks like something you will use for a lot of years.

 

[Slyangler]

what do you guys use to store your hackle? Mine is just stacked ontop of each other but i would love to do a spin rack so the feathers hang and dont get munched

 

Ive got quite a few bucks invested in expensive hackle, so proper storage is definitely a consideration. When not in use, I keep mine inside a rubbermaid container. It keeps the pets out of them, and also helps to deter any bugs from taking up residence in the capes and saddles themselves.

[dude1125]

Thanks for giving me the inspiration to make a tying bench. I tried to use stock sizes to minimize the amount of cutting but ended up with something bigger than I wanted. I changed my mind on what to build a few times during the process. I’m hoping it keeps me organized a bit better.

 

BEFORE:

 

 

AFTER:

 

[Tungsten]

LOL! I like the before set up,every thing is in front of you and half the fun is finding it.

 

Nice work.

[zegrave]

looks great, gives me some ideas for my own.

 

now to just get all that crap out of my garage so i can get at the tools

[seanbritt]

Awesome benches guys! I love all the organizational components. Puts my $20 bench to shame! Next house guess I'll have to upgrade (and now I've got some inspiration!).