Cahill Fly-Tying Bench

Organize your fly tying space without really trying.

This beautiful rock maple bench offers an organized work area that will increase your fly tying productivity by keeping all materials close at hand. The Cahill Bench is useful and handy for beginner and expert fly tiers. “Without question the finest fly tying desk on the market.

Beautifully handcrafted these lovely benches are made for the serious fly tier whether you are a novice or professional fly tier. The Cahill Fly Tying Bench will make your fly tying neater and more productive with everything right where you need it to be. Tying flies is an art and the Cahill Fly Tying Bench is an art of its own.

The Cahill Fly Tying Benches have proven to be the most stylish, resilient, and functional fly tying organizational bench I have found. Beautifully crafted and the design will please even the most organized minded fly tier. I’ve tied at a Cahill Fly Tying Bench for several months now and don’t know how I got by without one. This is a beautifully finished fly tying bench that will be accept in your house as a piece of furniture. The Cahill Bench has added a touch of class to my fly tying work space.

Bench top slides open to reveal divided storage area beneath so everything you want is organized and at your finger tips.

Fly tying work area includes a hook magnet know more digging and untangling hooks just grab another hook and you’re ready to start tying again. It also has a dish, and holders for tools and bottles. The bench is held together with Brass screws and hardware. This Cahill Fly tying bench measures 17″ x 11½” x 7½”.

Don’t take my word for it read this review from another proud owner!

“Excellent portable bench January 26, 2008
By: Rugby10
Bought this when I began tying, and paired it with a Griffin Montana Mongoose Vise. Clamped to the arm of the bench, the vise and bench are solid and easily maneuverable. The bottom storage is roomy and easily accessible, even while tying. I’ve frequently removed the top entirely and used the vise pedestal. I carry my materials and tools in the “drawers” when I take the bench out for fly tying nights with the guys. The only modification I had to make was to drill out some larger holes on the arm to accommodate my ceramic bobbins. Other than that, the bench is ergonomically well-thought out and very durable.”(Review from the Orvis website)

Cahill Fly-Tying Bench
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So your thinking of tying your own flies well you are just steps away from what I feel is one of the most rewarding hobbies around today. Tying your own flies is not only relaxing and rewarding, it can be a very productive way of putting more fish on the end of your fly line.

To get started you will need some basic fly tying tools and like most hobbies as your interest grows so will the supplies and tools you use. For now we will just talk about the basic tools you will need to get started. The following is a list of the basic items you will need to get started.

Fly Tying Vise
Hackle Pliers
Hair Stacker
Fly Tying Scissors
Thread Bobbin
Bodkin and
Whip Finisher
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The Fly Tying Vise
One of the most important parts of your tool kit will be the fly vise when choosing your vise it is imperative that you have a vise that is easy to use and even more importantly that it holds your fly hook securely. Purchasing your fly vise is no where to try and save on your budget I recommend buying a vise of high quality remember you get what you pay for.

Hackle Pliers
Good hackle pliers will hold the feather firmly without breaking off the tips of the hackle. English hackle pliers are quite reasonably priced They are a good choice for starting to collect your tying tools. Some of they more expensive hackle pliers have revolving handles, a lot like those found on whip-finishers. Pliers with a revolving handle helps prevent the hackle from becoming twisted while wrapping the hackle around the hook.

Hair Stacker
Tying the bucktail streamers you will find a hair stacker is essential. A good hair stacker will have some weight to it selecting a brass hair stacker makes good since for this reason, as it will allow you to use less energy when straitening the hair. This is just my personal preference however.

Fly Tying Scissors
Make sure you purchase scissors that are made for fly tying and watch out for cheap scissors nothing can be more frustrating then trying to trim up your fly while having to fight a pair of scissors that will not cut the delicate materials that you will be using. You can usually purchase a good quality pair of scissors for around $10 to $12 dollars.

Thread Bobbin
The thread bobbin is a great tool for holding your thread and makes the wind of the thread around the hook a lot simpler then fighting the thread strait off the bobbin itself. Make sure when purchasing your thread bobbin that the barrel which the thread goes through does not have any sharp edges as this is not a good thing when winding your thread around the hook.

 
The bodkin
The bodkin is basically a large needle mounted on to a handle this tool become very useful for separating fine strands of material that you will want to add to your fly, cleaning, arranging and adding drops of cement. You will soon appreciate having this tool once you start fly tying.

Whip Finisher
This tool helps tie half hitch knots and for wrapping and finishing your fly once you get use to using this tool you will wonder how you ever did without it. If you are just starting out or if you have tied flies before flies you will appreciate this tool.

One of the best ways of getting started tying flies is to buy a kit just make sure that it has at least the above mentioned items.