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Tool Tip: Sharpening Scissor Tips

Feb 5. 2019
Wayne Luallen shows how to sharpen the tips of your scissors to enable you to reach in a cut very close and precisely.
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Tool Tip: Bobbin Holder Threader

Feb 5. 2019
A fly tying tool tip from Wayne Luallen. Using the Wasatch Rotating Bobbin Threader. Find the Wasatch tool here.
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Crystallin Task Light

Dec 17. 2018
Light My search for a great fly tying lamp may be over. This one is close to ideal for my purposes
See my review here
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Dubbing Brushes

Sep 4. 2018
Dubbing brushes are very effective ways of creating dynamic bodies on large streamers.
Article

Tom’s bobbin holders

Mar 1. 2018
DIY Get ready to meet the “Hummingbird”, a very different bobbin holder designed and made by Dutch Tom Biesot
See the article here
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DIY dubbing brush maker

Feb 7. 2018
Spinning Bretislav has a little machine in his collection of fly-tying tools. It was made by his father about 20 years back.
See how to make it here
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Fly Tying Gadgets: Organizer bins

Dec 29. 2017
Staying organized in fly tying is essential, and in this brief tutorial, I share some bins that have helped me over the years.
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Material Clips are your friend!

Jul 26. 2017
Many people don't have or never use their material clips. That's a shame because a material clip can provide that often needed "Third Hand" we lack.
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A little tour of my tying room

Jun 13. 2017
This ia a short tour of my tying room and photo studio here at home. Not the best filming but you'll get a good idea of how its layed out and works.
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DIY Dubbing Teaser Brush Tool with Neodymium Magnet

May 18. 2017
This easy to make dubbing brush/teaser tool has been a constant on my fly tying table for over a decade.
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Fly Tying Gadgets: Coffee Bean Grinder

May 14. 2017
Fly tying gadgets are addicting, and this video features one that I use to create unique dubbing blends, a coffee bean grinder.
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Fly Tying Gadgets: Razor Blades

Apr 16. 2017
Fly tying gadgets are addicting, and this video features two I use regularly: razor blade tools.
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Fly Tying Gadgets: Magnetic Bingo Wand

Mar 17. 2017
Fly tying gadgets are addicting, and this video features one of my favorites, the magnetic bingo wand!
Article

DIY material spring

Feb 14. 2017
DIY A material spring is a nifty little addition to your vise, enabling you to hold long materials like ribbing or hackles out of the way while tying in other materials.
See how to make one here.
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Pimp your vise

Feb 9. 2017
Gearhead There's so much extra paraphernalia that you can attach to your vise that you can totally block the access to the hook if you use it all.
Read about it here.

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