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    Default WE Need a New Category on This Board

    Been thinking about this for a few days, and I believe that we need to start a new category. It would be for all of us DIY'ers that make a lot of our own equipment, or try and save a few bucks by making things yourself. We have a category for rodmakers, I am talking about all the other things...fly boxes, landing nets, tying kits, bags, etc.

    What say all of you?

    Brad
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    Sounds like a good idea. Great way to share some ways to save $$$ with the rest of the members

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    I'll go along but you're going to have to loan me tools. Jim
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    I think your suggestion has merit. I have seen some of your "inventions" and they are great and need to be shared. We have a wonderful section here for fly tiers and it is packed full of great tips and DIY tools and you could spend hours viewing all of the tips and I doubt if many of the new members even know it exists. I feel most come to the main page and immediately go to the Bulletin Board and never look at the menu on the main page to see what else is there for them to access. Times are getting rough and anything one can do to save a buck is worth sharing.

    It will be interesting to see what others think about your suggestion.....
    Warren
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    I would love to see such a section, and might even be able to contribute to it. I love puttering as well as fly tying and rod building !
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    I think this would be a great addition. I putter around with a lot of different things and would love to show them off to the gang.

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    Great idea...always interested in the DIY stuff....now to get the administration to do it.

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    This is a good idea. The members already post a lot of DIY ideas but the postings are scattered over the whole range of thread categories and hidden inside of an existing thread that has no mention of a DIY idea. That makes it very difficult to locate the suggested projects. Good thought Brad.

    Larry ---sagefisher---

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    I am not sure what is required to start a new category. But a few years ago, Farleycat thought we should lighten up a bit and post some jokes. That thread is now approaching 1300 replies. Why not start a DIY thread and see where it goes? I like the idea, I have bodkins from concrete nails and antler, loop spinners from lockset parts and coat hanger, a tying bench from scrap wood, etc.
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    UJ,
    That would be better than nothing but for the reasons sagefisher said IMHO I think separate threads in a category would be better. For example there could be a thread on bodkins and then every project on bodkins would be in one place and we could check out all of them.

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