Spool Organizer

A few weeks back, I posted about some fly tying tricks and projects.  The post featured some ways to organize hooks, how to use a woman's hair clip to manage fluffy flies, and how to re purpose spent .17 HMR as spool organizers.  Since that post, I ran across some spent shells and some wood and decided to give this project a shot.  I changed things up a little, but I am glad to say that the project turned out fairly well and will be a nice addition to a fly tying bench that I am going to start working on for my oldest son.  Here's the step by step process that I used to complete the project.

Step 1- I attached some 1 X 3's together using screws.  I should have used wood glue but to be honest, I wanted to try and get this project done in a shorter amount of time.

Step 2- I spray painted the entire frame with black Rustoleum.

Step 3- I used a silver sharpie to plan out where my shell casings were going to go.  I wanted to maximize my space and include as many spools as possible.

Step 4- I mocked up the holder to see what it was going to look like.

Step 5- Using super glue, I attached the casings to the frame.  This worked really well on the painted surface.

Step 6- The finished product.  I threw some empty spools on the organizer to show how they fit.  I probably spent more time planning how to align the spools and spacing them evenly.