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Fly display
I'm looking for any information or ideas
on how to mount flies for display. I was
thinking of a shallow shadow box. I think
something thin like a streamer would not
be that difficult but what about a dry?
What would be the best way to stabilize
the fly in the frame? Any ideas , links or
photos would be great.
Thanks
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If ol'blue does not see this post, pm him. He has done several and can probably help you with ideas.
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fish tank gravel and a branch or birch poof lited display :D or michals sell glass dome dispzys like you use for matchbox cars.
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Tex,
I used a golf ball display box. I mounted small corks in the dimple that the balls sit in and attached the flies to the corks. Best Regards.....
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Here are a couple I made.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...hile/002-2.jpg
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/gmdrhile/007.jpg
These are shadow boxes from the local craft store. I added some foam board to the back to make it white and to give the pins a better grip. The flies showed up better on white, too. I hot glued pins to the flies, and then stuck the pins into the foam board. For really small flies, I cut the heads off of the pins using wire cutters. Also, I cut 2 pieces of foam board to the size I needed, and used one as a mockup to get the spacing the way I wanted it. Then the final board didn't have multiple holes in it.
Send me a PM if you have questions. I'd be happy to help if I can.
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If you want the how-to on this, travel over to New Braunfels this weekend for a class led by Kyle Hand. The FFF Gulf Coast Council is holding their Conclave at the New Braunfels Civic Center on Friday and Saturday and Kyle is teaching a class on this subject. There will be a lot of great tiers as well as a number of classes.
I use Bugle Beads available at the craft store to mount my flies. These are hollow glass beads that are elongated and available in several lengths. Select a backing board - matte board works fine as does the foam core display board - and create holes in it at the location of the hook eye and the center of the bend of the hook. Place the fly on the matte board to select the location and make very light marks. Insert the bugle beads through the hole but they should be tight in the holes. run some 5x tippet throuth the eye of the hook and both ends through the bugle bead. Pull it tight from the back and hold it in place with some tape. Make a loop around the hook bend and do the same. Once the fly is secured where you want it, add a drop of superglue where the tippet comes through the matte board to permanently secure it. I usually select an oval matte board that is placed right up against the glass on the shadow box that is complimentary in color to the frame and matte board. Put it all together (clean the glass first) and you're done. This makes a lot more sense when you see it done and it's really very simple. The fly 'floats' in space in the frame and the hackle doesn't get crushed. Here's an example of this technique done by a friend of mine who taught me.
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Thanks guy's , this gives me a
great place to get started.
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Here's a fairly simple one I did using a foam insert and a frame from Michaels
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Here's what I do with the Swap flies I get. They are Cigar boxes with foam in them.
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...s/100_1599.jpg
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...s/FlySwaps.jpg
Not that pretty but the price is right;)
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Hey, Thanks for that idea, Bill! I certainly have plenty of cigar boxes I can use!
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TexFly,
Several years ago I made a shadowbox from a kit for a friend. The Co. where I got it (forgot the name...) is no longer on the web, so I assume out of business. Another that's now off the web is Sawdust to Stiches. But you might try http://www.rothangling.com/shadowboxes-kits.htm . Their kits are much like what I bought. The kit came with very small diameter clear lucite rods, from 1/8 to 5/32" X 6". I cut the rods into short pieces, their length depending on the cross-sectional width of each fly. I superglued one end of each rod to the mat, and then glued each fly to the piece of rod at the hook bend. The finished product looked most like Kit #3 on Roth Angling, but had a more detailed cherry frame.
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How's this one fer a display ? Its a box. Wood frame with glass pannels and a mirror pannel in the back... Mounted the flies on some drift wood...
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...s/SNV32322.jpg
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Here is one of several I made. I just use a foam sheet backing, and a Wal-Mart picture frame.
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n...yHanger001.jpg
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Nice displays guy's , I hope mine
turns out that nice.
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Little late to the party, but I use a small plastic case to display individual flies like streamers or buggers that the kids have tied. You need some small plastic boxes like what you would use to display 1/64 scale cars, small, thin rectangular wooden craft pieces and a section of small dowel rod. You can put several small flies in a case or one big one. Customize Drill a hole in the center of the wooden base. Cut a short section of dowel rod using a razor saw and use carpenter's glue to glue in the hole. Use the razor saw and cut a slit in the top of the dowell to slip the hook into. Check and see if you need to shorten the dowel rod by placing everything on the base and put the top over it. Adjust as needed. I usually stain the wooden bits before I cement the base to the bottom of the case and put the top over it.