Does anyone have a free database program to keep track of materials and flypatterns?
bird,
Don’t know if there is one.
Can’t you create one with Microsoft ‘Works’ or similar spreadsheet?
Allan
Check out George Emanuel’s “Getting Organized” on FAOL. Type in “organized” in the “search FAOL”
Mike
Here’s a link:
[url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/organize/part1.html:02464]http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/organize/part1.html[/url:02464]
[This message has been edited by MNFisher (edited 14 May 2006).]
You might take a look at this software, you can put all your materials in it, plus fly patterns and materials used to tie them [url=http://www.erobillard.com/SuperFly/:10dce]http://www.erobillard.com/SuperFly/[/url:10dce]
Jon
Hi Birddog,
I’m no genius when it comes to computer stuff but I’ve used Office Excel to catalog all my tying material and keep track of my tying. I use a separate work page for major category of material such as dry fly capes and saddles, thread, hooks, dubbing, etc. I carefully record each purchase including description or name, color, size, quantity, quality, place of purchase, date of purchase and price. You might also want to add a drawer, box or bin code. It sounds like a lot of work but I’ve got a lot of stuff and completed the inventory in a couple of days. I leave the back-fill white when the product is not used, change the back-fill to yellow when the product is half gone, change it to pink when its got 10-15% left and red when it’s gone. I also record flies I tie and their recipe on a separate work sheet. Works for me. I would assume that any spread sheet would be just as effective. 8T 
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