Plans for a Fly-Tying Desk

[paulkane1]

I hope to have my Dominio 500,at the start of next week,So,I would like to try and make a Fly-Tying desk ,as,a surprise for my son,Would anyone have a good link,as to how to make one.

            Paul

 

[nclemmons]

This might be of interest -

http://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/hobby-bench/

 

[clark_fork]

I have adopted this plan for several donations to my local Trout Unlimited Banquet Auction. They were good sellers. This slant top desk is very elegant and is easily moved around. The slant top feature hides the work in progress making the spouse happy when company comes over.  The side edges are just right for the lure clamp. Over time I have gone to an all wood top and slant top with a bread board edge rather than plywood. With the domino instead of mortise and tenons, I have cut production time by 60%. I never appreciated the fussy work it took to do mortise and tenons.  I use a simple tapering jig from the WoodSmith hall table plan for the legs. This little desk is one of my most favorite designs. I find myself going back to the knee-hole feature on the front with the 8 degree slant. The plan dates back to 1991. If you follow this plan I would like so much to see your version.

If this link does not work for you, Google Nelson Rittenhouse. It is from Issue 23 December 1991 American Woodworker

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[Peter_C]

When I was about 12 years old I built a fly tying top for my desk. All it consisted of was an "F" turned clockwise 1/4 turn, mounted to a piece of plywood about the size of a desktop calendar. I used 3/4" pine for the "F". The vise mounts to the bottom of the "F", and holes were drilled into the top of the "F" for scissors, bobbins etc. I drilled around the outer edge and stuck dowels in for thread storage. To me that is the only difference between a desk and a fly tying desk. Point being focus on productivity and organization, which all happens around the vise. I am sure google can produce hundreds of images to help you create a custom piece of furniture.

 

[WastedP]

I like the looks of that flip-top desk, but I still can't grasp the idea of how the vise clamps to the desktop.  I haven't tied a fly in at least a decade, but I do use the method [member=50292]Peter_C[/member] describes for a fly-tying board.  The version I copied (from my father) has cork on the top to stick needles into.  I helped a guy make one a few years ago, and we used some scrap 1/4" Forbo on top, which worked great.

There are some vise holders from Griffin that would probably work well on the open top desk without the need for clamps.  (Full disclosure: I have done cabinets and countertops for the owner in the past, but I have owned some of their tools for a long time prior to even knowing they were a local company).