over the past couple of years, i've been accumulating a few things here and there against the day whn i might be able to take up the pursuit of tying flies. i did an inventory today and it seems i am doing pretty well with tools and materials of fair (neither great nor bad) quality.

tools

• adjustable vise with rotating head
• open-frame bobbin
• english-style hackle pliers
• whip-finish tool
• bodkin/dubbing needle
• wax

it looks like i still need:

• "good" scissors
• bobbin threader
• hair stacker
• hackle gauge

there might be a few other odds-and-ends, but i figure this will get me started where tools are concerned. as far as materials go, i have a decent "beginner's selection:"

• red, black and brown fly-tying thread
• medium and fine tinsel (slver and gold, respectively)
• wax
• assorted fly-tying hooks
• various quills, hackles, bucktails, peacock herl, chenilles, dubbing, fur (rabbit and muskrat) and deer body hair

a couple of things i definitely need to get are:

• white waxed floss/thread
• head cement

like the tools, there are probably a few other things i need, but i seem to be over halfway there....