Got a cheap desk last week....
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Fin and Fur
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Nice. Shed a little light on the subject. Beats the TV table I been having to use, it's just too damn cold to go out in the garage.
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AllenOK
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I've been going to various thrift stores here. Most of the desks are "office" or "computer" desks with a shelf that slides out for the pc keyboard. This really doesn't work with my clamp-on fly tying vise. I found this desk, and it originally had a "lip" on the front of the desktop. I thought that "lip" was small enough that my vise could still clamp. Unfortunately, I was wrong. I realized that this desk is hand-made, and the "lip" was only held on by some small nails and a couple wood screws. I managed to get one wood screw out, but the other one started to strip out. Just yesterday I was able get that final wood screw out, and the lip came off easily with a couple blows from a rubber mallet and a gentle prying from a small crowbar.
I have a penchant for tying really small flies, and I've read that having something with a matte white surface below your vise will reflect diffuse light upwards. Also, having multiple light sources illuminates your fly for different angles, making it easier to see fine details. I also use light-blue poster board as a profile plate; that color helps your eyes with color contrast.
I'm off work this entire month, so I need to flip into production mode and start working on flies and jigs for the upcoming season. AND, it looks like I'm going to be getting a big jig order from a buddy; he wants a couple hundred jigs
I have a penchant for tying really small flies, and I've read that having something with a matte white surface below your vise will reflect diffuse light upwards. Also, having multiple light sources illuminates your fly for different angles, making it easier to see fine details. I also use light-blue poster board as a profile plate; that color helps your eyes with color contrast.
I'm off work this entire month, so I need to flip into production mode and start working on flies and jigs for the upcoming season. AND, it looks like I'm going to be getting a big jig order from a buddy; he wants a couple hundred jigs
HairyMooseKnuckles
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Looks good. I may try you white matte trick for light. My eyes have been giving me trouble.
Glad to see you carved out a spot to tie in the new place! Think i would try and run a coat hanger wire under the shelf to hang finished ties.
AllenOK
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That is a good idea. For several years, I've been using a bottle of peppercorns with a large cork from Bed Bath and Beyond. That cork got lost in the move. I haven't decided what I was going to do. I was thinking about putting a piece of pool noodle in there somewhere. I might do the wire. I might just get some pool noodle (if I can find some this time of year), slice a piece of about 4" high, and just use that.
Fin and Fur
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Little plastic cup( condiment conainters) and small butter tube all the untied heads go in the bottom, hang tied on rim(on outside). When done tying all go in and top on, stored til use. Just don't stack them all on one side next to the edge of desk.
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Jig Man
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And just a couple steps from the kitchen.......Nice
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Fin and Fur
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Condiment conainters have clear lids, is the bonus. Local convenience store has stacks of them. I asked them, they said take as many as I want. There are bigger ones too, like salsa cups(better for bulky/larger ties). They're not super durable in a vest or soft sided tackle bag, but when you're in a hurry they're smalln enough to put in a pocket to get you to the water. I suppose they'd work good for resale purposes too if that's your thing.
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