Leather Fly Wallet

[tmt77]

Traditionaly lined with sheepskin I belive, has anyone made one of these before/ got any hints or tips for making one?
Thanks
Tom

 

[Front Room Woodlander]

You can also employ a piece of bracket fungus to dry your flies ('dry' flies that is), The fungus is split to provide a chamos like square then mounted onto leather for protection.

The lanolin in the sheeps wool provides your flies with natural water repellent. I usually gather it from the barbed wire fences.

 

[DavidJT]

I've always found barbed flies very hard to remove from sheepskin.

 

[tmt77]

thanks for the replies guy's, hadnt thought of getting wool off fences. Any sujestions on the best way to attach it to the inside?
Tom

 

[Toddy]

Why not just use woven woollen cloth ? Or sheared fleece ? (bit cut off from a sheepskin rug ?)
If it's just small pieces you need, I'm sure if you ask there's plenty of folks have spare bits around.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Front Room Woodlander]

I dont fasten the wool to the leather. I have an old money wallet that I keep mine in. It is the type with a press stud fastener.

If you tie flies there are many natural, free, materials that can be used.

 

[caliban]

Fishing flies.......I just got what you were talking about, that had me bewildered for a bit.