Storage boxes?

[cirrus]

Hi....looking for a storage box...preferable wood, to store all of my fly tying gear in. Some of the online companies sell them but I was wondering about any from local businesses....like craft shops....wood working stores...ect. Any ideas are appreciated!

[DA]

Empty wooden cigar boxes make good storage containers. I picked up four freebies at a cigar store in RI last week. One of them is an Ashton Cabinet like the ones shown in the pics. The hinges and lid latch are brass and it has dovetailed corners. Try Select Cigars & Coffees, RT 4, Harwinton, CT 06791, Phone: (860) 485-1490.

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[cirrus]

Hey not a bad idea....but I should have worded my post better. I want one big box to put everything into it.

[DA]

I thought you meant the tools only.

http://www.planomolding.com/content/index.cfm?siteaction=product&lineid=4&groupid=11&sectionid=30&partid=161

Not wood, but very convenient. I've been using one similar to the model 757 for many years. I store the hackle, fur, feathers, dubbing and the vise in the top section. The top section of mine is not subdivided, so hackle necks fit in easily. The drawers hold hooks, thread, tying tools and various other items. Works out great!

[cirrus]

Thanks DA....that looks like a good option too!! If I still had any wood working tools I'd make my own as wood working used to be my #1 hobby. Be a piece of cake to make...though the cost of wood these days be cheaper to by the online boxes I saw!

[Adam Taylor]

But I happened to see in Lowe's last night a wooden machinist's tool box that they are selling. I think it was about 60 bucks. I am assuming it is made overseas, but it had a lot of storage, drawers, etc.

[DanBou]

It's not a box but...I use a Catalog Case which is essentially a double or triple wide brief case that opens from the top. Two 3" three ring binders fit in it easily. At your local office supply store you will find all this plus plastic pockets made to fit the binders. Ten plus of these pockets fit in a binder and easily accept necks etc. Other pockets are available like those used to store baseball ards. Put hooks in Coin envelopes marked with size and style into the card pockets. A well stocked store may have other options. I use mine primarily as a travel tying case but it is stored under my desk and is accessed frequently.A two bottle wine box (mine says Simi Winery) fills the void left in the case after the two 3 ring binders. Your vise and tools will fit nicely in the wine box. I am no longer familiar with prices on these items but I would guess this would be less than a c note, not including the wine.

Dan

[Richard W. Fleet]

I use a wooden Martell cognac box. It is deep and plenty big to hold all my tools, vise, and a good deal of tying materials. The box is pretty expensive but it comes w/ a free bottle of good cognac. Sipping on a warm cognac while tying on a cold, snowy winter's night.... now that's a Hallmark card!!!

[Adam Taylor]

Is there a particular Martell that you prefer??

VSOP? XO? Noblige?

[edge]

Hi Cirrus,
One Christmas a few years back my wife and her step father teamed up and made a fly tying desk for me. The step father is pretty good with wood working projects, so he made two bases with six draws each. My wife added the draw pulls and topped it off with an 5' long counter top.
If someone can help me I'll post pictures.
I think the same idea could be done with a set Home Depot type kitchen draws.

[cirrus]

idea could be done with a set Home Depot type kitchen draws.

Hi Edge,

Darn....I thought I posted what I finally ended up doing but I see I didnt!

I bought the one in Cabella's as I had a gift code to use up with them. Its pretty well built(its heavy) and finished nice....I lined the draws with green felt....looks nice in the room where I tie. Its smaller than i wanted but I dont tie alot or often and hence dont have alot of material to worry about ...so its working out fine.

THanks for the ideas guys!

[Klinkhamer]

Was in Target a couple months ago and was walking past the home\tools section when I saw it. I was looking around for a flytying bag for travelling myself, and considered ordering a case made by Barely a Ripple from a local dealer when I came across a Stanley hard bottomed tool bag on one of the end caps that Target uses for clearance items. It is a pretty good size bag with pockets on the insdide and outside that are perfect sizes for misc tools, supplies, etc., and the zipper top has several clear poly bags attached to it which can hold hackle nice and flat, etc.
It was normally ~25 bucks but was knocked down to $5.00. What a nice early Christmas! :D They still carry them in the stores near me in Albany and probably in CT as well and may be worth a look as a good alternative to a more expensive case.