WOODEN FLY BOXES

January 21, 2025

BY PAT CHAMBERS

I have expanded my fly tying business to include wooden fly boxes. With the help of You Tube videos and a lot of trial and error, I have come up with a box the right size, weight and capacity. I use a variety woods, black walnut, mahogany, alder and pine. They hinges have six screws and the magnets I use are quite strong. The insert for the flies is of the highest quality from REC Componets in Connecticut. After sizing the wood, I plane it down to five eights inch and rout each side one half inch deep. Then I assemble and sand until smooth. They are then sent off to Danny, my laser guy. (Click the top photo to see a video)

Upon their return they are then stained and given 3 coats of oil-based high quality urethane. The result in my opinion is a very high quality, durable fly box. I am selling these boxes for $50.

Click the photo to see a video of the laser process.