My tying bench used to be in a dark, shitty corner of our unfinished basement. I only had a bad overhead light and 2 cheap LED desk lights. Needless to say it was extremely un inspiring working in it
My tying bench used to be in a dark, shitty corner of our unfinished basement. I only had a bad overhead light and 2 cheap LED desk lights. Needless to say it was extremely un inspiring working in it.
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But the past 6 months I've been slowly finishing my basement (I basically work on it post kid bedtime) and Im just about done with 1/4 of it (ha!). This section is me and my wife's office but I also now have a much better tying desk. So much better and I'm celebrating by matching this weekends hatch (eggs, obviously). Still need to move all my materials in, and organize. But at the very least, it's functional.
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Ha! Good eye.Nice! Now tell us about the Aeron chair. I've used one of those chairs at work long ago, and have been thinking about getting a refurb Aeron for home
I made my own, the biggest problem I had was keeping the water, and the tank clean.Very cool. I'll have to add one to my bench - when I get one again (lost my cave while we're stuck in a rental). The only critique is I would question the accuracy of fly motion given the induced turbulence from the nozzle jet (as opposed to action imparted by the fly simply moving through water). Although that wouldn't be too difficult to fix by rigging some sort of flow expander with a grid of laminar flow vanes.
BTW, do they make a larger model for saltwater and musky flies? Some of the squid and mackerel patterns I tie would be hanging out both sides.
Ha! Good eye.
It was a gift to myself after all the work of building out the basement office. I found it on Craigslist used for significant cheaper than new (like 1/3). I’m happy with it! Before I was using a busted all dining room chair, not great since I sit at it 40+ hours a week
I recently bought my first home. It has 4 floors, 5 toilets and a rooftop deck. Only 2 adults and a baby live here, but somehow I still don't have space for a tying desk.
Context: Babies take over your house. For example, our dining table is the same tiny $40 IKEA one that we had in our apartment, because her play pen takes up half the dining room.
Hey, congrats on the new home!I recently bought my first home. It has 4 floors, 5 toilets and a rooftop deck. Only 2 adults and a baby live here, but somehow I still don't have space for a tying desk.
Context: Babies take over your house. For example, our dining table is the same tiny $40 IKEA one that we had in our apartment, because her play pen takes up half the dining room.
My son moved out of the house in March. Now that my Westport season is over I'm in the process of moving all my tying stuff from the living room into the spare bedroom. It's a slow process, but I'm getting there. Got everything out of the living room and into the bedroom, which was a MAJOR chore. Now I'm working on getting the last of his stuff out of the bedroom and getting it all organized. It's a work in progress but I'm excited to finally have a place for all my fishing stuff.
5 toilets?!? Are you in a McMansion or something?
It's a townhome, so it's smaller than it sounds. It needs a lot of toilets, because the stairs are exhausting.
My colleagues and I once joked about Bill Gates' house having 24 toilets. He could go an entire month without using the same toilet twice. That's how you know you've made it. I can only go one week, so I've got some work to do.
My son moved out of the house in March. Now that my Westport season is over I'm in the process of moving all my tying stuff from the living room into the spare bedroom. It's a slow process, but I'm getting there. Got everything out of the living room and into the bedroom, which was a MAJOR chore. Now I'm working on getting the last of his stuff out of the bedroom and getting it all organized. It's a work in progress but I'm excited to finally have a place for all my fishing stuff.
Before he died my dad had his dream log cabin home on a few acres with a pond…in the upstairs bathroom he had a loaded .243 Mannlicher with which he shot a whitetail through the window while his pants were around his knees and a Field & Stream on his lap…that’s how you know you made it…It's a townhome, so it's smaller than it sounds. It needs a lot of toilets, because the stairs are exhausting.
My colleagues and I once joked about Bill Gates' house having 24 toilets. He could go an entire month without using the same toilet twice. That's how you know you've made it. I can only go one week, so I've got some work to do.
As soon as you get it set up, he'll want to move in.but I'm excited to finally have a place for all my fishing stuff.
The best addition I've made to my bench in some time. This thing is so cool.