Feb. is, 1908.1 
A Fly-Tyer’s Kit. 
[How to keep his materials in compact but 
onvenient form is at first quite a problem for 
le amateur fly-tyer. The method' described 
erewith is that of Mr. George Bankhart, who 
as followed it for many years, and appeared 
ver his signature in the London Fishing 
lazette.—E d.] 
Take ordinary (boys’) school slates—as many 
s you like—remove the slate from each, and in 
s place put a sheet of thin metal (not likely 
0 rust). Brass or zinc are preferable (mine 
-e zinc, as it is easily perforated by small holes, 
f which more anon). 
The size of these slate frames is immaterial, 
id may be left to the discretion of the owner, 
he smaller ones are more compact for carry- 
g about, and the larger will hold the greater 
lantity of storage material. 
If a cheap knockabout apparatus is desired, 
:>e the ordinary cheap slate frames; if some- 
in? more elaborate is wanted, have them 
ecially made of mahogany (mine is a kind of 
.ition de luxe, being made of mahogany, and 
dished). 
It is more important to have the frames made 
a fair thickness, because (see section of 
unes in diagram) the spaces between, when 
d flat together (as folded up), give more or 
" s accommodation according to the thickness 
■ the wooden frames. 
Let the zinc (as in diagram No. 1) slates be 
,atly covered by grey paper pasted over them 
5 pleasanter to deal with than crude metal, 
d less, slippery). 
,1 his is the principle of the whole construction, 
e frames will open quite flat (as shown in 
igram No. 1), and you can add as many 
mes as you desire by bringing them together 
s in diagram No. 3. 
Ve now have, practically, a “book” composed 
these frames, and will proceed to deal with 
arrangements of contents, but if more “ac- 
nmodation" is desired, keep adding fresh 
mes or make them larger in area (see dia- 
m No. 4). 
he two outer frames should be strengthened 
a cross-bow, which also acts as a partition, 
s ^protecting the outside of the case from 
heavy blow it might get by accident, and 
5e outer frames have no zinc divisions, only 
ate on the outside to complete the book. As 
be seen later on, they are to contain card 
es for hooks and large feathers (as in dia- 
m No. 8). 
he interior arrangement is as follows: The 
cr co\ered area is to be divided into as many 
ions as the size of page renders convenient 
he following way. Take woven elastic (rub- 
bands are not good, they get cut through 
quickly) braids (or bands), pass through 
'ures cut in the zinc (at x x x x in diagram 
5 ). and stitch the ends together (on one 
only); put no “special tension” on these 
, ands just fairly stretched—because that 
es in the next operation. 
! V:de these horizontal bands into as many 
,0ns ^ y° u wj sh, and it will depend on the 
o. the grey space how many will be con- 
ent (see A. B. in diagram No. 5). 
3 ^ ne stee l drill and at the junction of 
. these actions drill three holes through • 
^inc. to allow a needle and some stout silk 
ass through. Now stitch the rubber braids 
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