Fly Tying Desk / Table

[Mymridon]

I am a man of many hobbies, however Fly-Tying is not one of them, Woodworking is however and I've been commissioned to make a fly-tying desk for a good friend of mine. It's supposed to be a surprise, so I cant ask my buddy for any input, so here I am.

What do you look for in a fly-tying desk?
What things should I avoid making/doing?
What should the configuration of the drawers/storage devices be?
How much storage space do you think you need?
Working space?
Any and all input is appreciated.

Respectfully, Mymridon.

[ducksterman]

You are going to get a lot of ideas.
I have had at least 4 different tying stations and feel that the questions you ask will be driven in a large part by where he will be tying...amount of available space, etc.

[NewTyer 1]

I had this made. You can't see it but on the left side of the desk is a hole which you drop your scraps in and it goes into alittle draw to keep your tying area clean. On the right is a caddy for holding spools and what not. All the dowels come out to arrange as you please. It also has a magnetic strip and various size holes for tools.

[Mymridon]

You are going to get a lot of ideas.

That's what I'm looking for.

I have had at least 4 different tying stations and feel that the questions you ask will be driven in a large part by where he will be tying...amount of available space, etc.

He uses a small (and I mean small!) writer's desk currently and his wife asked me to make him something that will give him more room because all of his tying stuff is almost always sprawled about their basement. On of his buddies that he knows personally will be contacting me soon with some ideas, but in the meantime I'd love to hear what you guys think! Right now, I'm thinking of making something with 34"x60" of workspace and loads of drawers for glue/line/wire/spools/etc.

[Lotech]

Some beautiful tying desks by one of our own.
http://www.littlesouthfork.com/

[ducksterman]

I really like the computer type desk....especially the keyboard shelf...so much so that I added to this in the closet area I created.







Good Luck

PS: If I were building something I would do something "U" shaped.

[rainbowchaser]

I would think that having one large shallow drawer with pegs to store spooled material and thread would be nice. When they are left loose in the drawer they tend to tangle. If he uses a clamp on vise he will need a place to clamp it that doesn't block any of the drawers. An inlay of some harder material so the wood isn't damaged would be good also. Some vertical storage is a good idea. Drawers that are sized to any hold plastic containers he is already using would be handy.

[herefishy]

Second the slide-out drawer aka computer desk keyboard shelf. nice to have something you can slide out of sight.

[RiverEagle]

This is my desk

[ducksterman]

Interesting storage for white dubbing