Fly Tying Desk
A Reel Good Day is a western-style fly tying desk made of reclaimed wormy chestnut with juniper legs and trim. The doors and drawers for fly fishing lure components are faced in big leaf maple. The knobs are bronze with hand-made escutcheons. The desk roll top is covered in cowhide. The desk features an original painting by nostalgic sporting artist Tim Tanner of Jackson Hole. This rustic desk measures 42 inches wide by 31 inches deep by 60 inches high.
Excerpt From CWB MAGAZINE
THE “FLY TYING DESK” THAT NORSEMAN DESIGNS WEST OF CODY, WY, CREATED FOR A BOZEMAN, MT, HOMEOWNER IS TRULY UNIQUE IN ITS DESIGN AND FUNCTION. THE STYLISH DESK ENCAPSULATES SPACES FOR FLY FISHING LURE COMPONENTS AND A PLACE TO BUILD THE LURES, IN ADDITION TO THE SPACES DEDICATED TO TRADITIONAL OFFICE SUPPLIES AND FUNCTIONS.
THE DESK WAS TOP WINNER IN THIS YEAR’S RESIDENTIAL FURNITURE CATEGORY. “WE ARE KNOWN FOR OUR RUSTIC DESKS,” SAYS JOHN GALLIS, OWNER OF NORSEMAN DESIGNS WEST. THE DESK’S OWNER WAS LOOKING FOR VERY SPECIFIC FEATURES, AND GALLIS DESIGNED IT TO FULFILL THE AVID FISHERMAN’S WISH LIST.
THE HOMEOWNER WANTED AT LEAST 30 DRAWERS IN THE DESK’S UPPER UNIT, AND GALLIS GAVE HIM 37 TO STORE A MYRIAD OF FLY FISHING ITEMS. THESE DRAWER FRONTS WERE CUT FROM ONE LARGE SPALTED MAPLE PLANK, THUS MAKING THE GRAIN ACROSS THE DRAWER FACES CONTINUOUS, ONLY BROKEN BY THE WALNUT STILES IN BETWEEN.
ALL OF THE DRAWERS IN THE DESK ARE OF A DOVETAILED CONSTRUCTION. THE LOWER DESK DRAWERS UTILIZE ACCURIDE FULL-EXTENSION SLIDES. THE HOMEOWNER ALSO WANTED TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE OFF THE DESK’S WORK AREA, SHOULD COMPANY COME OVER, TO HIDE ANY MESS, BUT HE STILL WANTED TO BE ABLE TO DISPLAY HIS COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON FLY FISHING. SO GALLIS DESIGNED A ROLL-TOP COVER WITH AN ARCHED BOOKCASE ON TOP.