2016 Christmas Giving Thread

[Adirondackstihl]

 

[Philbert]

Very cool! I don't fly fish, but I appreciate the work and detail that goes into those. Very generous offer.

A few years back I attended an estate sale, where, apparently, fly tying was one of the guy's hobbies. He had a corner of his basement set up with a bench and drawers of all kinds of pretty, colorful, tidbits. Surprisingly, most of the buyers were women who planned to make jewelry out of the same materials (I guess they wanted to look more 'alluring'?).

So if you wanted to branch off, maybe you could make 'flies for the guys' and earrings, etc. for their brides?

Philbert

 

[jakethesnake]

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Pretty work man

 

[Adirondackstihl]

Very cool! I don't fly fish, but I appreciate the work and detail that goes into those. Very generous offer.

A few years back I attended an estate sale, where, apparently, fly tying was one of the guy's hobbies. He had a corner of his basement set up with a bench and drawers of all kinds of pretty, colorful, tidbits. Surprisingly, most of the buyers were women who planned to make jewelry out of the same materials (I guess they wanted to look more 'alluring'?).

So if you wanted to branch off, maybe you could make 'flies for the guys' and earrings, etc. for their brides?

Philbert

I have made a few pins for the ladies.
I have also taken clear, plain Christmas bulbs and suspended flies inside them.
They look cool.

 

[Frank bierce]

@Adirondackstihl ......those are really nice!! My uncle used to tie flies, as well as build rods. Great work. Always wanted to try fly fishing...but have yet to do so.

 

[jakethesnake]

I would like to build a rod it's almost as cheap to buy one but I like my rods just right

 

[Adirondackstihl]

I've built a few.
I enjoy building them.

If you think you'd like to try building one, here's the place to start....
http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/rod-building/

You can build em much cheaper than you can purchase them.
I know my Orvis Zero Gravity 4wt wasn't cheap!

 

[jakethesnake]

I've built a few.
I enjoy building them.

If you think you'd like to try building one, here's the place to start....
http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/rod-building/

You can build em much cheaper than you can purchase them.
I know my Orvis Zero Gravity 4wt wasn't cheap!

I get that catalog good prices

 

[ajschainsaws]

@Adirondackstihl those flies are a work of art very nice

The female species and the fisherman are very similar they both hide that hook and barb under alluring beauty and we like the fish fall for it hook line and sinker every time

 

[Duane(Pa)]

Beautiful flies and photos!

 

[skippy]

@Normzilla

Here it is gents I have been really busy .View attachment 45063
Its a 288 hightop carb air adapter .
Merry Christmas

May have another to gift

 

[exSW]

Btt.

 

[skippy]

Very nice work !! Great gift !!

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[skippy]

Btt.

Feeling stupid???

 

[Adirondackstihl]

Very nice work !! Great gift !!

Thanks!

What's the deal with your sig?

 

[Normzilla]

@Normzilla

Hey buddy. What's this?

 

[Normzilla]

@Normzilla

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[exSW]

Feeling stupid???

Not really. Did you lose something?

 

[Frank bierce]

Hey buddy. What's this?

Hey norm...you were tagged in a post where someone was gifting a 288 elbow..they were letting you know.

 

[Normzilla]

Hey norm...you were tagged in a post where someone was gifting a 288 elbow..they were letting you know.

Holy smokes!