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Article DIY brushes and combs Jul 10. 2011 DIY These are some of the least expensive and most useful fly tying tools you can make yourself. A Velcro stick, a brush and a comb made from strips of Velcro, pieces of wood, hair combs and even ice lolly sticks! See how to here.	Article Tom's Reel Apr 27. 2011 DIY This is a first! Rod building is common, but how about making your own fly reel? Dutch Tom Biesot takes us through the process of making a beautiful home made fly reel, step by step and in meticulous detail with tonnes of pictures. Follow the process here.	Article Coloring Raw Tubes Oct 20. 2010 Tube flies "See what you can do with these" said Stuart Anderson, who owns the Canadian Tube Fly Company to Bob Kenly who often goes berserk with tubes and epoxy. And that's exactly what Bob did. He started painting the raw tubes. Read more about it here
Review The Dream Stream Oct 3. 2010 Thomas Ohman, a professional photographer who has lots of experience from making TV for the Swedish Television, takes us on a mad mans trip to the northern part of Sweden.	Article Fly Line Blues Feb 16. 2010 Line care Once in a while Martin needs a different line than the one, which he has been using for a while, and he has to dive into his line stash. That makes him think about the crazy prices on fly lines and ways to buy lines cheaper and organize them better. Sing the line blues here	Article The Ugliest Flies Nov 15. 2007 Commercial Martin has just received the ugliest flies he has ever seen in his life. And no, don't worry they weren't from a potential GFF contributor or a well meaning friend, but commercially tied. They just confirmed what he has always said: home tied flies are best. See the pictures and read the story here
Article Balance beam Oct 24. 2007 Line weight Les Austin shows you how to construct a simple balance to weigh you fly lines. Using a ruler, a few paperclips and some nuts you can make a precise balance, which can help you determine the AFTM class of all of those fly lines you may have laying around. Follow the instructions here	Article LeaderCalc2007 Apr 25. 2007 Upgrade! One of GFF's all-time most popular articles and downloads just got better! Download two new upgrades for FREE! 1) Leadercalc2007, enhanced with new formulas and label making features and 2) the all new GFF's Leader Guide, a 28-page PDF book you can use for your classroom or personal use. Take me to the downloads now!	Article Measuring the temperature Aug 30. 2006 Point Zero Is this just for nerds or do you as angler get something out of knowing how accurate you can measure the temperature? For some, knowing the temperature may change the day from a disaster to success. Know how to measure your temperature here.
Article Tool turning Apr 19. 2006 Woodworking Dutch Henk Verhaar finds that producing his own tools is just as satisfying as tying flies or building rods. Follow his small course in woodturning here and learn to turn hair stackers, bodkins and other beautiful tools in exotic woods It's quite easy and requires only few tools	Article Dogma framing Feb 1. 2006 Decoration Framed flies can be pieces of art - both the flies and the framing. But creating your own framed flies is not that difficult. Follow these instructions and frame your first fly with few tools and few demands on routine and skill. You can develop it into art later. Learn much more in this article.	Article Flexible bench Jan 28. 2006 Woodworking German Jan-Ole Willers wanted to be able to clear his vise, tools and materials off the dining table for such unimportant events as lunch and dinner. That made him think out and build his own inexpensive portable fly tying bench. You can do the same. See the full construction details in this article
Article DIY Tying Station Jan 4. 2006 Woodworking A tying station is a small, mobile board where you can set up your vise and your tools, making it quick and easy to move your favorite tying spot around: from the dinner table to the TV to the office to... the bed? This article gives you some ideas on how to make one yourself. Find instructions, images and drawings here	Review 100 Weird Ways to Catch Fish Aug 21. 2005 About a year go GFF visitor and author John Waldman (of "Stripers, An Angler's Anthology" fame) posted a message on our discussion board with the subject	Article DIY Epoxy Rotor Mar 17. 2005 Slowhand If you tie a lot of epoxy flies and have been glancing in the direction of the nice but expensive epoxy rotors in the local flyshop, you may want to consider building your own out of some scraps and a disco mirror ball motor. Read the complete instructions and see the step-by-step photos here.

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