mounting flies for display

[asadi]

Google hasn't been a whole lot of help...

I've got some little wooden curio boxes I wish to hang on the wall. The
boxes have several little compartments which will have a fly displayed in
each.

The ideas I have so far are to use either cork or small diameter balsa wood
dowels. Glue the cork/dowel to the bottom/back/side of the compartment and
then push the point of the hook into the cork/balsa.

The advantage is that the cork/balsa would be stainable to match the color
of the wooden curio boxes. I imagine a small drop of glue where the point
meets the mount would compensate for any shrinkage due to loss of moisture
in the cork/balsa.

I had given thought to straight pins. The pin inserted into the box would be
do-able, but I can't figure out how to securely mount the fly. I think this
would be the most attractive but I don't see any effective way to attach the
fly to the head of the pin. Seems like it would be an awful lot of
maneuvering to get one teeny tiny drop of epoxy to bond with the hook and
pin at the same time....and probably wouldn't last as long over time.

I think I am inclined towards the balsa. I'll hit the hobby shop Monday
for a materials check and to see if they might have any ideas.

[Dave LaCourse]

Asadi writes:

>I've got some little wooden curio boxes I wish to hang on the wall. The
>boxes have several little compartments which will have a fly displayed in
>each.
>
>The ideas I have so far are to use either cork or small diameter balsa wood
>dowels. Glue the cork/dowel to the bottom/back/side of the compartment and
>then push the point of the hook into the cork/balsa.
>
>The advantage is that the cork/balsa would be stainable to match the color
>of the wooden curio boxes. I imagine a small drop of glue where the point
>meets the mount would compensate for any shrinkage due to loss of moisture
>in the cork/balsa.
>
>I had given thought to straight pins. The pin inserted into the box would be
>do-able, but I can't figure out how to securely mount the fly. I think this
>would be the most attractive but I don't see any effective way to attach the
>fly to the head of the pin. Seems like it would be an awful lot of
>maneuvering to get one teeny tiny drop of epoxy to bond with the hook and
>pin at the same time....and probably wouldn't last as long over time.
>
>I think I am inclined towards the balsa. I'll hit the hobby shop Monday
>for a materials check and to see if they might have any ideas.
>

Hi, John. I have some shadow boxes given to me each year at Riverkeep in
Labrador commemerating a 5+ pound brookie caught. The size 16 flies are
displayed in a matted frame and they appear to be super glued to the
background. Also, I have a large desk lamp with 8 salmon flies mounted inside
a glass case. They too appear to be glued to the matting. Experiment with
some matting/artist paper and super glue... the fly will hide how it is mounted
and should look natural.

Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html

[Hans van der Stroom]

"asadi" > schreef in bericht
...
SNIP
> I had given thought to straight pins. The pin inserted into the box would
be
> do-able, but I can't figure out how to securely mount the fly. I think
this
> would be the most attractive but I don't see any effective way to attach
the
> fly to the head of the pin. Seems like it would be an awful lot of
> maneuvering to get one teeny tiny drop of epoxy to bond with the hook and
> pin at the same time....and probably wouldn't last as long over time.

Easy ........... use the tiniest sleeves you can get (used for steelwire
traces in pikefishing). Insert a loop of 8X-tippetnylon through the sleeve.
Insert hook in sleeve, place a tiny drop of Zap-A-Gap unto the nylon. Pull
straight and immediatly set the sleeve to a 90 degree angle to the
hookshank.
After you've cut your fingers free from the sleeves you will find that the
fy is perfectly placed unto the "pin". Last thing to do is drill a small
hole in the board of the box and gue the other end of the sleeve in it.
Really works well!!

Greetings,
Hans van der Stroom

[Larry and a cat named Dub]

I have a shadow box with the same foam that is in fly boxs Works for me I
believe this is available from Oasis
benches
"asadi" > wrote in message
...
> Google hasn't been a whole lot of help...
>
> I've got some little wooden curio boxes I wish to hang on the wall. The
> boxes have several little compartments which will have a fly displayed in
> each.
>
> The ideas I have so far are to use either cork or small diameter balsa
wood
> dowels. Glue the cork/dowel to the bottom/back/side of the compartment and
> then push the point of the hook into the cork/balsa.
>
> The advantage is that the cork/balsa would be stainable to match the color
> of the wooden curio boxes. I imagine a small drop of glue where the point
> meets the mount would compensate for any shrinkage due to loss of moisture
> in the cork/balsa.
>
> I had given thought to straight pins. The pin inserted into the box would
be
> do-able, but I can't figure out how to securely mount the fly. I think
this
> would be the most attractive but I don't see any effective way to attach
the
> fly to the head of the pin. Seems like it would be an awful lot of
> maneuvering to get one teeny tiny drop of epoxy to bond with the hook and
> pin at the same time....and probably wouldn't last as long over time.
>
> I think I am inclined towards the balsa. I'll hit the hobby shop Monday
> for a materials check and to see if they might have any ideas.
>
>

[rb608]

"asadi" > wrote in message
...
> I've got some little wooden curio boxes I wish to hang on the wall. The
> boxes have several little compartments which will have a fly displayed in
> each.

I got a great answer to that here a while back, and it worked great on a
recent shadow box project. The answer is "bugle beads". These are tiny
little cylindrical glass beads available at ant average crafts store. It
their real life, they are used for making beaded purses and such, but they
are excellent for mounting flies. They're available in various shapes,
lengths, & colors; but you're going to want probably black or clear tubes in
the 1/2" size.

Drill or poke tiny holes in the mounting substrate, thread a loop of mono or
wire through the hole, and through the bead. Loop it over the hook, pull
snug from the back, and tie around a piece of thin stiff wire. (I used
straight pins & they worked fine.) Put a dot of super glue on the knot &
you're done. You'll need two beads for the average fly, maybe three for
larger ones. Works great.

Joe F.

[asadi]

Hi ya Dave.

I've reposted a pic of the shelves in binaries.
My want is to have them 'suspended' in the middle of each box. ..and then as
small as readable label, with the tier identified, lying horizontal on the
bottom - across the back. Other than that, I like the matting idea. ...and I
do appreciate your input and can't wait to greet you at Penns you old pirate
you!

john
"Dave LaCourse" > wrote in message
...
> Asadi writes:
>
> >I've got some little wooden curio boxes I wish to hang on the wall. The
> >boxes have several little compartments which will have a fly displayed in
> >each.
> >
> >The ideas I have so far are to use either cork or small diameter balsa
wood
> >dowels. Glue the cork/dowel to the bottom/back/side of the compartment
and
> >then push the point of the hook into the cork/balsa.
> >
> >The advantage is that the cork/balsa would be stainable to match the
color
> >of the wooden curio boxes. I imagine a small drop of glue where the point
> >meets the mount would compensate for any shrinkage due to loss of
moisture
> >in the cork/balsa.
> >
> >I had given thought to straight pins. The pin inserted into the box would
be
> >do-able, but I can't figure out how to securely mount the fly. I think
this
> >would be the most attractive but I don't see any effective way to attach
the
> >fly to the head of the pin. Seems like it would be an awful lot of
> >maneuvering to get one teeny tiny drop of epoxy to bond with the hook and
> >pin at the same time....and probably wouldn't last as long over time.
> >
> >I think I am inclined towards the balsa. I'll hit the hobby shop Monday
> >for a materials check and to see if they might have any ideas.
> >
>
> Hi, John. I have some shadow boxes given to me each year at Riverkeep in
> Labrador commemerating a 5+ pound brookie caught. The size 16 flies are
> displayed in a matted frame and they appear to be super glued to the
> background. Also, I have a large desk lamp with 8 salmon flies mounted
inside
> a glass case. They too appear to be glued to the matting. Experiment
with
> some matting/artist paper and super glue... the fly will hide how it is
mounted
> and should look natural.
>
> Dave
>
> http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Dave LaCourse]

John writes:

> can't wait to greet you at Penns you old pirate

Beer. Lotsa beer. (two) d;o)

I'm still looking for a place for Roger to stay on Saturday (15th). If you are
there, will there be room in your mobile palace?
Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html

[asadi]

I found some sleeves at this link. Are these what you were speaking of, more
or less?

john

http://makeashorterlink.com/?P21811967

[Hooked]

"asadi" > wrote in message
...
>
> The ideas I have so far are to use either cork or small diameter balsa
wood
> dowels. Glue the cork/dowel to the bottom/back/side of the compartment and
> then push the point of the hook into the cork/balsa.
>
>
>

Why is it everyone overlooks the obvious way to mount the flies in a shadow
box?

Go outside, cut a branch or two from the neighbors trees (or try to find
some dried branches at the local craft shop flower arranging dept.) and cut
them to fit into the boxes on an angle. Glue them in, and stick the point of
the hook into the branches. Then go to the hobby shop where they sell that
fake grass for railroad layouts and put it around the bottom of the box to
hide the glue in point for the branches. This will look like a natural
mount. You could even tie a short length of leader to the fly and make it
look like the "Tree Gods" took that fly away from the frustrated caster.

[rb608]

"asadi" > wrote in message
...
> I found some sleeves at this link. Are these what you were speaking of,
more
> or less?

No. Try this. http://makeashorterlink.com/?U3A312A67

Joe F.

[rb608]

"rb608" > wrote in message
> No. Try this. http://makeashorterlink.com/?U3A312A67

p.s. I don't mean this specific size & color; but those are the correct
item. In a store, they should have a good selection from which to choose.

Joe F.

[Jamie Heim]

i suspect once the branch dries out the fly would simply fall from the ever
increasing larger hole.

--
Regards,
Jamie 8^)>
http://SouthShoreFlyFishing.Com



"Hooked" > wrote in message
...
> "asadi" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > The ideas I have so far are to use either cork or small diameter balsa
> wood
> > dowels. Glue the cork/dowel to the bottom/back/side of the compartment
and
> > then push the point of the hook into the cork/balsa.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Why is it everyone overlooks the obvious way to mount the flies in a
shadow
> box?
>
> Go outside, cut a branch or two from the neighbors trees (or try to find
> some dried branches at the local craft shop flower arranging dept.) and
cut
> them to fit into the boxes on an angle. Glue them in, and stick the point
of
> the hook into the branches. Then go to the hobby shop where they sell that
> fake grass for railroad layouts and put it around the bottom of the box to
> hide the glue in point for the branches. This will look like a natural
> mount. You could even tie a short length of leader to the fly and make it
> look like the "Tree Gods" took that fly away from the frustrated caster.
>
>

[Hooked]

"Jamie Heim" > wrote in message
...
> i suspect once the branch dries out the fly would simply fall from the
ever
> increasing larger hole.
>
> --


You're probably right about that. I was only joking about cutting up the
neighbors trees. I did make mention of dried branches from the craft store
though. Those should be already dried.

The point is though, that it would give it a more natural look than having
an alligator clip (yes, I know, no mention of alligator clip was made. Yet.)
or something odd looking holding the fly.

[Roger Ohlund]

"asadi" > wrote in message
...
> Google hasn't been a whole lot of help...
>
> I've got some little wooden curio boxes I wish to hang on the wall. The
> boxes have several little compartments which will have a fly displayed in
> each.
>
> The ideas I have so far are to use either cork or small diameter balsa
wood
> dowels. Glue the cork/dowel to the bottom/back/side of the compartment and
> then push the point of the hook into the cork/balsa.
>
> The advantage is that the cork/balsa would be stainable to match the color
> of the wooden curio boxes. I imagine a small drop of glue where the point
> meets the mount would compensate for any shrinkage due to loss of moisture
> in the cork/balsa.
>
> I had given thought to straight pins. The pin inserted into the box would
be
> do-able, but I can't figure out how to securely mount the fly. I think
this
> would be the most attractive but I don't see any effective way to attach
the
> fly to the head of the pin. Seems like it would be an awful lot of
> maneuvering to get one teeny tiny drop of epoxy to bond with the hook and
> pin at the same time....and probably wouldn't last as long over time.
>
> I think I am inclined towards the balsa. I'll hit the hobby shop Monday
> for a materials check and to see if they might have any ideas.
>

John,

You wanted me to bring some flies tied in Sweden for you? (And a box?)
What kind of flies and how many?
Penns, 88 days and counting...........

/Roger
Might as well prepare in time. Off for some ptarmigan hunting so I won't see
your response until Thursday.

[asadi]

Originally I hadn't planned on it but consider it done. Unsure as to when I
will arrive, either late Friday or Saturday afternoon. As I understand it
Waldo (aka Walt) will be homeless too, I reckon those two could talk for
hours so Walt, you have a reservation too if you want it.......

Plenty of room and the beds are open

john



"Dave LaCourse" > wrote in message
...
> John writes:
>
> > can't wait to greet you at Penns you old pirate
>
> Beer. Lotsa beer. (two) d;o)
>
> I'm still looking for a place for Roger to stay on Saturday (15th). If
you are
> there, will there be room in your mobile palace?
> Dave
>
> http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

[asadi]

It's called 'The Busy Beaver,' a hobby shop in Beavercreek, Ohio....'course
they killed off the beaver long ago. Now that the folks here have got me
thinking along the proper lines....

Well, the best case scenario would involve a home rolled cigarette of a
special blend of natural herbs and me standing with a befuddled look on my
face, in front of various display cases and wall racks saying things like
"Wow","Gee", and "I wonder what that's for".

I'm looking forward to it....just another cure for the cabin fever blues....

john



"rb608" > wrote in message
...
>
> "rb608" > wrote in message
> > No. Try this. http://makeashorterlink.com/?U3A312A67
>
> p.s. I don't mean this specific size & color; but those are the correct
> item. In a store, they should have a good selection from which to choose.
>
> Joe F.
>
>

[asadi]

A fly you've tied, a fly the local shop has tied. The name (properly
spelled) of the tier.

I wish to make something rather personal - rather home style... A nice wood
box, flies on display. Not a work of art. It is the flies of average guys,
from wherever. Just a thing from Roff...or Rofft..

john

"Roger Ohlund" > wrote in message
...
> "asadi" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Google hasn't been a whole lot of help...
> >
> > I've got some little wooden curio boxes I wish to hang on the wall. The
> > boxes have several little compartments which will have a fly displayed
in
> > each.
> >
> > The ideas I have so far are to use either cork or small diameter balsa
> wood
> > dowels. Glue the cork/dowel to the bottom/back/side of the compartment
and
> > then push the point of the hook into the cork/balsa.
> >
> > The advantage is that the cork/balsa would be stainable to match the
color
> > of the wooden curio boxes. I imagine a small drop of glue where the
point
> > meets the mount would compensate for any shrinkage due to loss of
moisture
> > in the cork/balsa.
> >
> > I had given thought to straight pins. The pin inserted into the box
would
> be
> > do-able, but I can't figure out how to securely mount the fly. I think
> this
> > would be the most attractive but I don't see any effective way to attach
> the
> > fly to the head of the pin. Seems like it would be an awful lot of
> > maneuvering to get one teeny tiny drop of epoxy to bond with the hook
and
> > pin at the same time....and probably wouldn't last as long over time.
> >
> > I think I am inclined towards the balsa. I'll hit the hobby shop
Monday
> > for a materials check and to see if they might have any ideas.
> >
>
> John,
>
> You wanted me to bring some flies tied in Sweden for you? (And a box?)
> What kind of flies and how many?
> Penns, 88 days and counting...........
>
> /Roger
> Might as well prepare in time. Off for some ptarmigan hunting so I won't
see
> your response until Thursday.
>
>