cheap tying bench

[Terry Beeson]

JoRoB... what's the horseshoe shaped object on the small station?

That small one is perfect for travelling...

(I gotta get a place with a shop... My saws and sanders are NOT gathering enough sawdust...)

[jOrOb]

That is an old fashioned magnet. I think my son took it out of one of those junior scientist kits. He sticks it to the nail, then puts his hooks and finished flies on it.

I was fortunate to have some 13" wide 5/4 oak in my shop, so the little ones didn't take hardly anything to build. Just drilled some holes, glued the apron, and viola, tying bench.

[Terry Beeson]

That's what I thought it was... KEWL... I found a roll of that magnetic tape (1" wide magnet with adhesive on the back) and put a strip on my tying base and put a few inside my hook box to keep the hooks from falling out if the box is turned upside down.

[Danoinark]

Here is the one JoRob made for me a couple years ago. Dano

[jOrOb]

Dano,

You need to let me have that one for a few days and I will laminate the base with white. Really helps with dropped hooks and such.

I have some of that roll magnet on my bench, and I love it. I must have run out before Ryne got any though, so he improvised.

[drew03cmc]

I am going to have to make one in a few weeks. The wood for it cannot be more than probably $10, and some nails.

[strangercreek]

not sure why I am not figuring this out but I cannot get an image on the forum. I selected "insert image" in my post after uploading the pic, then copied in the link, but get an error message. Is anyone else having problems?