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The four new models	The old and the new model	Glued on the aluminum
Sawing with the metal handsaw	Rough cut	Reinforced plastic and aluminum rough cut
Partly machined	The fine finish with a sanding cylinder	Finished holder without the rounded edges
Drilling the weight reducing holes	Use of a diamond cutter	Reinforced plastic and aluminum holder
Reinforced plastic	Drilling the tube hole - very accurately!	Disassembly of a bobbinholder for the tube.
The polished entrance hole of the tube	Fitting the tubes	The thin shafts in place
Turning the rulon axle	Drilling the guide ring hole	Showing the guide ring position in the holder
Manufacturing the drag knob on the lathe	Drag knobs and the hard rubber disk	Milling the grips of the drag knob on the milling machine
Punching the felt disk	The soft rubber gripsÂ½	All the parts without the guide ring
Carbon fiber sheet material	Two carbon fiber Hummingbirds ready for tying	Reinforced plastic and aluminum model
One way of holding the Hummingbird. A nice fit!	The old and the new model	Reinforced plastic model
Aluminum model	Carbon fiber model - very lightweight	The drag system
The pattern for the leather cases	The front and the rear pattern	The edges are glued and the snaps have been placed
Ready for making the stitching holes	Making the stitching holes with a stitching chisel	Thread and needles
Using a stitching pony for clamping	Sewn leather case is ready	Painting the edges with edge paint
Finished leather case with my logo	All five finished leather cases	Top part of the wooden stand
The complete stand	A nice stand for some nice bobbinholders	My very crowded tying bench

Tom Biesot