Noah B Woodworks

Yesterday I got a wild hair and investigated the tying of flies for fishing. This is a lure crafting method that uses a vise, a hook, some thread and other materials to tie lures that look like flies and other small insects that hopefully will attract a fish. I never thought I’d be interested in doing something like this, because I’m not a fly fisherman, but I noticed when looking at some of my ice jigs that they looked hand-tied. Some of the more grub like jigs had a hand tied sort of look to them, and that got me thinking that when I don’t feel like making music or woodworking, I can tie some jigs on the couch.

I’m attempting to do this while spending zero money. I’m looking to use some of my wife’s thread, and I 3D printed a bobbin holder. I can whip finish with my hands instead of getting a whip finishing tool, and I plan to use my needle nose vice grips to hold the hook instead of a dedicated fly tying vise. I cut up some old toddler clothes that were destined for Goodwill for my tying fabric. At this early stage, I’m just trying to see what I can make with what I have at my house. Anything that looks like a bug is welcome. I’ll probably end up making a trip to Michaels for some crafting supplies sometime soon but I just wanted to see how far I could make it without doing that.

I’ve attached some photos of the jigs I’ll be trying to recreate and the 3D printed bobbin holder.