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Post by trouty on Jun 18, 2005 19:01:29 GMT 8
Dear all, This may sound stupid and idiotic. After seeing Mr. Huns spick and span tying desk, I'm actually quite interested to see how other tyer's desk would look like. Be it a professional tying desk, a normal desk, a make-shift tying area, a wooden plank or even the floor. Clean or messy doesn't matter. Please feel free to post your photos. Mine are posted as shown.   cheers trouty |
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Post by AnglerAdventurer on Jun 18, 2005 19:50:43 GMT 8
Hey Trouty,
You have a spacious tying desk there! And its by the windows........that's great! I know of most fly tyers they wouldn't want their tying desk near a window cause the sunlight will fade the tying materials and when the wind blows with the window open, your materials will fly everywhere in your room.
As for me, my glass window is UV protected and I hardly open it. I keep all my tying materials under the desk in a air tight container and the hackles in the shoe box. One very good equipment to have on the desk is a small little vacuum cleaner........it helps alot to keep the desk clean.
Lighting play a very important role in fly tying so a good "Daylight" lamp is a must if you do not want your vision to deteriorate.
You should try photographing your flies during daytime by the window!
Happy tying,
Huns.
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Post by pirate! on Jun 18, 2005 22:16:08 GMT 8
Yo trouty!! i too have a tying desk.. but it is extremely messy because I have not tidied it in a long long time. its 2 levels with a hole drilled for the vise. the bottom level is supposed to be for me to put my stuff and the golfing tees are there for me to put threads but i just put everything in a box. the tee with the pointed end down is for the bodkin. i will post a pix when i have time. have been busy racing these few days.
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Post by trouty on Jun 20, 2005 13:18:18 GMT 8
Hi Mr. Huns, Thank you for the tips and pointers. Yes I do have quite a nice tying space except for the daylight part. I use a small broom for cleaning the desk. There is a drawer below where my vise is clamped, so I normally open the drawer and sweep the rubbish in there, of cors there is a plastic bag in there holding the rubbish. It also helps when I trim flies and let the excess materials fall into the drawer. Lazy me..haha I'm currently occupying the ground floor of an old 1930s French villa subdivided into different families. My place dun get much of sunlight especially the living room. And with huge trees with overhanging branches and leaves, I'm staying in the dark most of the time. I seldom open my windows too. My windows on the exterior are those wooden frame 6 panel glass types follow by a metal grille then follow by mosquito netting. I don't open my windows as in these part of the world it gets dirty and dusty as well as I do not want any insects or mosquitoes sucking my blood while I concentrate on my tying. But I do like my place as its quite cozy, even comes with a backyard growing grapes...haha Will just have to make do with what I have... Here is a pic I took during daytime of my tying room, as you can see there is not much lighting coming in...  And here are some pictures of grapes taken from my backyard...kekekeke... ;D   cheers trouty |
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Post by trouty on Jun 20, 2005 17:41:53 GMT 8
Hi Mr Huns, I've decide to answer your question here. Yes you are right. I'm currently residing and working in Shanghai, China. There is a pergola in the backyard for the grapevines to climb.  There is not much of fishing hole here. So most of my time are spent tying flies and reading John Gierach's books. cheers trouty |
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Post by Qwek on Mar 1, 2006 14:21:48 GMT 8
Hi Trouty. Been wanting to contribute to your thread on tying desk, anyway here are pixs of my tying corner:   My tying desk with tying box, courtesy of Heny. Drawers from ikea, for hooks, and other materials.   Open box - showing additional storage for materials and tools that are always within reach. Boxes from Spotlight to store others materials. Will do a close up of some of the tools and stuffs i used for tying flies. I will do a series of flies using household materials. Do look out for it. Cheers Qwek |
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Post by poisonmaster on Mar 1, 2006 16:07:25 GMT 8
Hi Trouty. Been wanting to contribute to your thread on tying desk, anyway here are pixs of my tying corner: My tying desk with tying box, courtesy of Heny. Drawers from ikea, for hooks, and other materials. Open box - showing additional storage for materials and tools that are always within reach. Boxes from Spotlight to store others materials. Will do a close up of some of the tools and stuffs i used for tying flies. I will do a series of flies using household materials. Do look out for it. Cheers Qwek bruther Qwek... you are one well organised guy... makes mine oale in comparison though... ;D ;D well i dun have a tying desk actual... not big enough to have one.. ;D but your gives me inspiration... wonder how Hun san one looks like.. Hun san?  |
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Post by AnglerAdventurer on Mar 2, 2006 13:01:58 GMT 8
Hi Guys, OK, I will re-post my tying desk to this section. This is a Japanese Pine wood table which my wife and me constructed at one of the Wood Craft Center in Omi, up on the mountain range just off Tokyo.   This picture includes my recent mail order new toy, the Clip-on Daylight Lamp. Now, I can tie my flies any time I want to and not damaging to my eyes. I am very fortunate a have a tying desk all to myself in a little corner of my home.  This is where I keep my other fly tying materials. This box is stored under the fly tying desk.  As for the tying tools, I am a TMC guy. Hope this will give some of you guys an idea of how I churn out my home concoction flies.  Huns. |
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Post by trouty on Apr 16, 2006 14:45:51 GMT 8
long time never check in to the forum....
That is one nice well organised and well maintained tying desk u have there Mr. Qwek....really like that tying box of yours....
I get empty boxes whenever I can get my hands on especially mooncake boxes.
Waiting eagerly for you household materials tied flies...
cheers
trouty
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Post by Qwek on Jul 27, 2006 14:24:16 GMT 8
Hi Trouty, Just an update on my tying desk, have moved my station upstair away from the breakfast corner. Converted a computer desk to house all the tools, materials and books too.  The new Tying Station  The desktop and drawers and bookshelf  The "new" vise, and housed in a tray brought from Ikea. The stationary tray is to hold all the materials for tying a particular patterns, that way you don't have to search and pull out materials halfway while tying. The pull keyboard shelf hold a mooncake box to contain "dubbing materials which we usually throw away when we strip the underbody from the polar fiber.   Some of my books collection and the spool holder for the tying thread. You can get this from Spotlight.  The tools caddy, using a foam block with precut holes.  The iBox - now I keep all the beadchain eyes, leadeyes and others in this box. It easier to pick what you want to tie with. Now to tie some flies. ;D Cheers Qwek |
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Post by trouty on Sept 26, 2006 9:51:56 GMT 8
Dear all, Just an update on my new tying corner. Was busy the past couple of months with house renovation and now its finally done. Recently manage to set up my little tying corner so took some pictures and posted here. Most of the materials and stuffs I kept in the drawers and the Ikea boxes on the right to keep away from the sunlight. At the moment still organizing the stuff. Still not as tidy as Mr. Qwek yet but I don't have that much materials like him to tidy too.. ;D     A nice view overlooking old Shanghai from my tying corner   Cheers trouty |
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Post by bwiriady on May 1, 2009 2:11:35 GMT 8
I just found this post.
Very good idea on computer desk Qwek.
I like the use of drawer to clean up the mat'l left over.
I also found having a dedicated table for tying, where all vise and mat'l ready to tie, can be very useful for 5-10 minutes tying in between tight schedule. Or before sleep.
I do find tying help me to relax my mind too ;D
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