Wes: I got the package full of Bristle Tack.
Thank you. Alan Di Somma Phoenix,AZ. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wes Wada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 5:29 PM Subject: [VFB] More on homebrew flyboxes > I want to post this before I fergit!~ > > Shopping at Radio Shack and I discovered they had Bristle Tac. You get > four 1x3 inch self-adhesive strips for $2.99 (12 sq. inches). The > package is called Superlock Fasteners and it is located in the same > section as electrical tape. > > At the local dollar store, I ran into some nice plastic boxes for use > as fly boxes. These were two styles of boxes meant for ZIP computer > diskette storage. The manufacturer is Fellowes, a common brand. One > product is a box of four colored translucent clamshell boxes roughly > 3.75" x 4" x 1/2". These are made of the durable plastic where the > material forms its own box hinge, not the fragile jewel case types. I > don't know the retail price of these, but I picked up the package of > four for 95 cents. > > The other Fellowes-manufactured box is a single box, about a half inch > bigger and a little deeper, but sleek appearing with a slide > thumblatch. The box looks a LOT like the metal Ketchum Release fly > boxes. This was on sale at the dollar store for 95 cents for one box. > I opted for the four clear boxes above. > > I haven't had a chance to check if these boxes are still available at a > office or computer supply store, but they are both a very nice size for > a nymph or dry fly box. If I line both inside lids of the clamshell box > with Bristle Tac, I get 18 sq. inches of storage for flies for less > than a dollar. There is sufficient depth in the box for a foam insert, > if that is what you prefer. > > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > > > "In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you > wake in the morning." > ~ Carl Sandburg >
