
a forked stake driven near the fire. In 
the crotch of this stake is placed a long 
slender limb, with the thick end on the 
ground at the rear. Upon the small 
end which is set over the fire, the kettle 
is then hung. The long arm is then 
swung aside when the contents are to 
be inspected or served, and the notched 
stake serves as the pivot. Ordinarily 
the added weight of the one end of the 
arm will more than offset the weight 
of the other, plus the kettle. Where 
this doesn’t happen, a rock can be laid 
on the butt of the arm to hold it in 
place. By the way, it will be well to 
soak any stick, even if green, before 
placing in a position close to the fire. 
Two notched sticks, one driven each 
side of the fire, and a green sapling 
laid across the top will form a device 
for hanging one or a number of pots 
and kettles at the same time. 
One camper carries kerosene, pours 
some on the ground, lays wet stocks 
over this and thus gets his fire started 
in wet weather. DALER.VAN Horn, 
Walton, Neb. 

| LAY our So" x 124 \. 
| STOCK FLY Box. 










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Rivoted & Sem: 
Back, 
1141/8". 
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Stock Fly Box 
AN you progress in 
the fly-fishing 
game, your stock of 
flies — somehow — seem 








12 
to grow into countless ese NX 
numbers. And when laa tat Seon) 
you start to “tie your 
own,” a _ conglomerate 
mass of receptacles ac- 
cumulates that baffles a 
card index to account 
for. Having gone (ma 
through this stage, I pate 
8&3 /162247 
decided that something 
must be done, and a 
stock fly box along the 
lines of the accompany- 
ing drawing was the out- 
come. This was made 
from a strip of tan cow- 
hide, 39” long by 11%” 
wide (if cut from strips 
allow %” additional for 
each ‘“cut”), the sides, 
11%” by 4%”, being cut separate. 
This was lined with green “baze’’ be- 
fore assembling. The box was sewn 
with beveled edges, outside, making a 
case 154%” by 11%” by 4%”, outside 
measurements; and %” less all the way 
around for the inside, 
poe having three trays, hold- 
fete aseree ing from 2,500 to 3,000 
flies in their 66 compart- 
ments. These trays vary 
in depth to accommodate 
the various flies, meas- 
urements as shown in 
the drawings. Each 
tray was fitted with a 
lid hinged as a cigar 
box, the lid dropping in- 
side the outer walls of 
the trays and laying on 
top of the rows of par- 
titions. A better lid can 
be made by fitting “auto- 
window” material into a 
tin frame, and hinging. 
A little leather tab was 
fastened to the under- 
side of each lid, leaving 
the trays fitting tight 
together, instead of be- 
(fop) Same co 
Inside) 
\|>Loop, rivoted 
and sem-* 
mpar by? 
“San 3/4" deep. 
~L Seay 
BOTTOU TRAY 14,1/2" x 11" x 1,5/0". (Outside) 
Cover hinged (5) as 
.. “cigar box cover 
Ns. All stock 35/16" 
. > Leather tabs to 
\ -Underside, to 
. *-. paige it by, 
\ Des ring handles, 
2st 
Middle,14"1/%x11"x1,5/a" (Outside 
MIDDLE and TOP TRAY 
> Top, same but i’and 1/6 “, 
(Three Trays of 
Beventy Compartaen 
holding about 
8600 to 3500 Flied 









ing held up. The handles, with 4” 
straps and buckles, were fitted, as 
shown, with dee rings to act as han- 
dles to the trays. The edges of the 
flap and tops of sides were bound with 
light leather. A larger or smaller case 
can be made, by increasing or decreas- 
ing the proportions, but the one shown 
is large enough for your friends to 
“borrow” (?) flies from—until you lock 
it up. HARRY IRWIN. 
Additional Notes on Rod 
Varnishing 
Note.—In some manner I failed to 
turn in the following with my notes on 
“Rod Finishing,’ published in Decem- 
ber Nessmuk. 
In the above I have given the ‘“‘short 
cuts” in rod varnishing. However, the 
method I much prefer is as follows: 
in an old rod, to remove the old 
windings, scrape carefully with a very 
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