I am just curious. Do you enjoy sharing your materials with other tyers? Personally I have so much that I usually give a tyer whatever he/she asks for. There is one tyer on this forum that is so good I would give him my last piece of anything.
Pats Man,
Like you, I tend to accumulate materials. I always ‘think’ I’m saving money buying in ‘bulk’.
Most of it goes to other tyers I know.
Almost as much fun as giving away the flies.
Good Luck!
Buddy
A friend of mine who was one of the ones that taught me how to tye told me that if I order something and it is real good when I get it, to hurry up and re order before they are out of it. I did it many many times and that is why I have so much. But it always a lot of fun.
I can speak from personal experience when I say that Pats Man is a great sharer of his materials. Having been the “sharee”, I can only say that it has been greatly appreciated. Thank you Pats Man.
Eric
I guess I’m the same as Pat’s Man. I seem to be buying allot of extra stuff “just in case.” Plus, I go to a local store and always manage to forget the shopping list I made up and buy what I think I need. It’s going to work though since I am starting to teach a tying class at a senior citizens home in the next month or two. I’ll get all the use out of what I have. Plus, there’s a group of us that get together a couple times a year and the excess makes good swapping goodies.
Mike
There is no greater fan of flyfishing than the worm.
Patrick McManus
I’m too broke to save money by buying bulk lol
I get what I need when I need it, and usually do pretty well making do with what I have on hand. It works for me, and I also tie with a lot of natural materials which I can supply for myself (squirrel, pheasant, goose, etc.)
Oh, and I do like to share what I have when I have it (usually game materials).
[This message has been edited by OkieBass133 (edited 15 February 2005).]
I just ‘met’ some folks from this board by sharing some of a surplus and have really enjoyed it. I look forward to doing it some more. I’d have to go back and look, but I think I’ve seen some materials swaps somewhere around here before?
Yes, there have been material swaps here on FAOL. I participated in one recently and got some great stuff! I don’t think it helped reduce how much stuff I have on hand though. It just changed what I have… 