Homemade Fly Boxes
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Anyone here made one and if so how? I am trying to make one and having a hard time with the sheets of foam staying together.
I have a wooden box that I am trying to work with to make it.I made a box out of tulip poplar. I used a hole saw to rough in the shape of the insides. Next box i build I will use a router. With the hole saw there was too much trimming involved that I think could be avoided with a router. cut slots for your hinges, and find a good latch. Try Rockler’s for all your hardware. they have some really cool hidden hinges i’m going to get for the next one.
As for the foam, I first stained the whole thing like Allan mentioned. I did one coat on the insides and about 3 on the outside. I bought from Pat Cataan’s (a craft store), or Michaels, some craft foam. I use it on some fly patterns. It’s about 59 cents a sheet. Get some cheap superglue and glue the foam in. you won’t get that fancy ripple type at the craft store, but you could get a sheet from Cabelas for cheap, or anywhere really that sells replacement foam.
here’s a few links:
hinge 1: http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=270&filter=barrel%20hingethe foam absorbed the contact cement and disfigured. I am trying another type of glue and pressing them to see if this work. I think it will adhere to the box, but I have to put several sheets together for larger flies. The foam came from Michaels and the first glue was contact cement and the second is some type of crafting glue.
When i was making my wooden boxes i used the peel and stick foam inserts that you could buy. It came with a rippled side and a flat side, the key to getting them to “not pop out” was to make sure they weren’t in too tight, that is to say, that there was a millimeter or so of space around the edges of the inside of the box. That and keeping them dry helped me out. The boxes were pretty to look at, but not as practical as a CF design so i rarely use them anymore.
I am going to have to try to make a press for the foam. I got up this morning and the sheets that I glued had a bubble in them. Probably going to have to use a different type of glue. This “craft glue” had a slight bubbling charectoristic like gorilla glue.
Man I thought I was on to something and this has been a pain in the side.
I do want the foam pretty thick, like a bugger beast, to hold larger salt flies.Chris,
Can you place a book in the box and then place something heavy on top of that to get complete coverage on the press?
I have seen a few tutorials online about making boxes similar to a cliff box.
Good luck and post a picture if you can.
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