Fly Tying room

This is "sort of" fly tying related. I'm in the process of moving and all my gear is packed up. I've been looking for a nice piece of furniture that I can use for storing material that matches my oak roll top desk. I came across this antique hardware solid oak storage Lazy Susan made in 1901. It's 24" across and 38" tall. It has 40 drawers that are 5" wide and 6" tall. Half of the drawers are 12" long and the other half are about 6" long. It has casters on it now, but I've ordered a super heavy duty Lazy Susan hardware that I will install. It should make beautiful addition to my new tying room. I kind of pumped up about this beauty so I thought I'd share it. it. Attachment 15624

That's a great find. Putting it on a lazy susan turret is a good idea. You might want to also add some natural cedar to the bottom of the drawers you put feathers in. Some places sell thin cedar planking for lining closets to prevent moths.

That is a thing of beauty and a joy to behold. Those pieces are a rare find and will make sitting at the tying table even more nostalgic.

It's really neat Jim and, knowing your creative talents, you'll make it even better. Great find!

Mike

My wife just asked me if I was feeling well. She said I looked an odd shade of green! :cool:

Really nice!

Thank you all for the kind words. I'll post a photo when I have my new tying room all set up.

Jim

Can't wait LOL please post

Awesome Jim, how much further from snow will you get!
Mike

Actually, when we lived in Miami in the early 70's there was one time that it got cold enough to snow (sort of). I happened to be out early enough that morning and when I looked up at the streetlight, you could see the occasional snowflake drifting down and some of them actually hit the ground but melted in just a few seconds. Here's a photo out the back door of the new house. Hopefully, I will never see it covered with snow;)Attachment 15628

It looks very nice Jim. Enjoy!

Mike

Thanks mike. It is a beautiful lake and it great sitting out in the Lanai (screened in patio) watching all the wildlife like Wood storks, Egrets, Anhinga, Heron, Cranes, Osprey, Moor Hens, and of course alligators. The only ones I've seen so far have been fairly small, with the largest being about five feet long. Our neighbors say that there's a 8 footer, but I haven't seen him yet. It's in a very nice neighborhood, but the houses are closer together than what I'm used to after living in Georgia for the past 40 years. It's not like if I sneeze, the neighbors yell out "Bless you", but it's closer than I'm used to. We're hoping tp actually make the move on the last day of may. I'll keep you posted.

Take care and stay safe.

Jim

I hear sandhills outside here right now and love the sound!

I am doing up my tying room right now and am sketching what it would take to replicate that great idea! My son's old bedroom is my tying room and storage is an issue!

I should be back down in Florida at the end of the month. I would be happy to take some close-up photos and take some measurements and send them your way if you'd like. Just let me know.

Jim

Jim
Some extra measurements would be appreciated, thank you for the offer! Also curious about the drawer lay-out and suddenly realized there are options. The drawer guides, if there would be very much of interest, too. Any furniture company labels on the bottom by chance?

Hap, Here's a rough sketch of the drawer configuration and the the text that's on the brass name plate on the item. I hope this helps. I'll take photos and measurements when I get to Florida and send them your way.

Jim
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Hap, Here's a rough sketch of the drawer configuration and the the text that's on the brass name plate on the item. I hope this helps. I'll take photos and measurements when I get to Florida and send them your way.

Jim
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Thank you for that! And especially the name on the tag. I did a simple Google and found a bunch of them... Here is a link to a more complex EBay example with 130 drawers for $2,500...

I looked at the one with 130 drawers. It's actually not too far from me. If I ended up with something like that, I'd probably have to go buy extra materials just to use all the drawwers up. These cabinets aren't, but thankfully, I didn't pay anything like that price.. I'd love to see what you make when it's all done.

Jim

This listing on EBay has interesting views of a different style from AR Brown.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1901-AR-Bro...IAAOSw9zxeN5SQ

There is another one that shows a central steel pointed rod that must act as a rotating feature.

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This listing on EBay has interesting views of a different style from AR Brown.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1901-AR-Bro...IAAOSw9zxeN5SQ

There is another one that shows a central steel pointed rod that must act as a rotating feature.

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Actually, I think that is the same design but the photos are taken with a very short lens (read cell phone)

It looks the same to me as well. It has a bit more wear and tear on it than the one I found and thankfully, I was able to get it for about 1/3 as much as he's asking. Even then, the only reason I bought it was that I wanted a nicer storage cabinet for my tying supplies in the new house.

That's a great find. Goodwill, St Vinnies and used furniture shops are great places to find good repurposed goods.

That's a great piece of furniture.