From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VFB] Craft Store Safari Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:14:49 -0800
To any vfb'ers that might just use hooks and beads:
This is the page for the $130 Orvis organizer, called the hook tower: http://www.orvis.com/store/product_directory_showcase3.asp?dir%5Fid=1273&group%5Fid=1289&cat%5Fid=5436&subcat%5Fid=6474&bhfv=7&bhfx=7,0,19,0&bhqs=1
(If you can't pull it up from here, go to www.Orvis.com and go to fly fishing, flytying, accessories, benches & bags.)
I have one of these, but I don't like the back-side access for half of the compartments, and I ran out of space in no time. I also don't like the Orvis boxes because the entire lid opens, not just one compartment, therefore a spill could be disasterous. So what I need is an expandable system that I can add to at any time as the inventory grows. It's also way expensive for what it is. When I got mine, it was only around $45. or so, but maybe I got a deal- I can't remember.
After the emails on beadery, I did some searching, and found these:
http://www.whimbeads.com/usb.html These racked up would make a great small hook or bead-head organizer.
&...
http://www.jdr-be.com/embroidery-cases-bags2.htm (see about half-way down the page) (there's also a caddy above and below) There's also the stacking screw-jars, and some other types of organizers that may or may no be of benefit to you.
I have 'some' woodworking abilities (for the bases of my giant flies), so
building a wooden caddy for these will be easy. Also, I like the fact that
I can customize the caddies to fit in nooks to make best use of space,
something that the Orvis Hook-tower doesn't do well. And, all of the drawer
contents would be visable with no back side compartments.
This could be one of our little VFB projects where everyone benefits from
the numbers here (like the co-op). Byard could buy the compartments
wholesale and sell them to us for what we could buy them for (or less),
which would be a continuous sales item for him. ( This would also keep the
craft-store competetion down.) Then those with woodworking abilities, like
Jimi and others, could build custom caddies for them to fit dimensions given
by vfb'ers that want them (or you could build your own). I'm sure that
after time, some caddy designs will pop up that other vfb'ers will take
advantage of.
Byard could/may? also carry some of the other caddies on Linesend (or order them as needed).
Just some ideas... Comments???? Byard??
DonO
----- Original Message ----- From: "mark romero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 9:56 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] Craft Store Safari
> Dang, i just did a tyin' gig at Ramsey's Outdoors in Paramus, N.J.
Don, great ideas. I like the ever growing (stackable) deal. Hope Byard is
into it. I have a chester drawers type a deal for hooks. Two rows of 4
drawers across the top, then two rows of 3 drawers across (bigger), then two
rows of 2 drawers across (even bigger), then two rows of a single drawer
(biggest). My hook stash is SERIOUS and while some drawers are stuffed full,
i still have a lot of room in it. As far as the stackable jars goes, i use
them for "prepared" feathers for soft hackles, beads and eyes. The guys that
seem to really benifit from the plastic compartmentalized boxes (on the
road) are the trout fly tyers, who do a lot of different things on different
size hooks. I can easily carry my 1/0 and up (in size) hooks without such a
thing. Only time i do trout flies in public is when i'm representing the
CFTG. Oh Byyaaarrrddd...... mark
