"Ray" wrote in message
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I have recently returned to fly tying but tempus fugit has made life
significantly more difficult even with glasses, I have tried using a
small flexible magnifying glass in front but have not found that very
satisfactory, suggestions please??

Two words...Luxo Lamp....I actually use a cheap imitation I got at Wally
World for about 40 bucks. For small flies, I just look through the
magnifier, while wearing my glasses. It's got a decent light that I can use
even when I'm not using the magnifier. The lamp can tend to get in the way
at times, but I found that I can swing it away, manipulate the materials,
and then swing it back to check my work. It's not a big deal to me, as I got
used to it when I was doing PC board inspections (before I wore bifocals).

Mark


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