HOOKBench-made fly-tying storage
Hook trays made to fit the boxes you actually use.
Bespoke trays that keep your hook boxes in order on the bench, sized to the brands you tie with. Tell me what you've got and I'll sort the rest.
Made to order. Sized to your boxes.
What you get
One tidy tray, however you tie.
Hook boxes don't come in one size. Each tray is built around the boxes you own, so your bench stays in order instead of becoming a drawer of loose tins.
Sized to your boxes
Every brand packs its hooks differently. Your tray is built around the boxes you own, so nothing rattles, slides or tips out.
Any brands together
Run several makers side by side in one tray, laid out in the order you reach for them while you're tying.
Collate into generic boxes
Prefer one standard size? I can supply generic boxes to decant your hooks into, then a tray made to match. Pricing on request.
How it works
From your bench to a finished tray, in four steps.
Tell me your hooks
Brands, rough quantities, and how you like to lay things out.
I design the layout
Sized to your boxes and sent over for you to check before anything is made.
You approve it
We adjust the layout until it's right, then I confirm the price.
Made and sent
Built to order and posted to your door, ready for the vice.
A personalised tray being printed to order.
Brands and boxes
If it holds hooks, it can be fitted.
Hook boxes vary between makers in size, depth and lid style. I keep dimensions for the common ranges and measure anything I don't already have.
Commonly fitted:
Got something unusual or older? Send a photo and a quick measurement and it can almost always be fitted.
Priced per tray
Every tray is different, so I quote per job once I know what you're organising. Send the form and I'll come back with options and a price.
Materials
Choose the plastic that suits how you'll use it.
Trays are usually printed in PETG, with PLA and ASA also available. Here's the plain version so you can ask for what fits your bench, and your priorities.
PETG
Tough with a little give, and good with knocks, moisture and warm rooms, so it stands up to daily handling. Colour choice is a little more limited than PLA, but most logos can be added for a personalised tray. Every sample shown here is PETG, and it's my default recommendation.
Made from oil and not compostable, but recyclable in the same way as plastic drinks bottles.
PLA
Made from plant starch rather than oil, rigid and crisp, and with the widest choice of colours by far. It's also what I make my made-to-order storage boxes in. I've not had a problem using it for trays myself, though it's worth knowing it's a touch more brittle and can soften if left somewhere hot, like a car in summer.
Plant-based and renewable. Compostable only at industrial facilities, not in a home compost or a bin.
ASA
Very tough and the most weatherproof of the three, shrugging off sunlight and heat without fading or turning brittle. It's harder to print and needs a more controlled setup, so it carries a small price premium and comes in the fewest colours. For those reasons I don't offer personalisation in ASA.
Made from oil and not compostable, but hard-wearing and recyclable as a plastic.
A word on recycling. All three are recyclable plastics, but few kerbside collections take 3D-printing material yet, so it's worth looking for a specialist filament recycler near you. PLA is the only one made from renewable, plant-based sources. Whichever you pick, a tray that lasts for years and never needs replacing is the kindest choice of all. Not sure which to go for? Say so on the form and I'll suggest one.
Examples
A few pieces off the bench.
About
Hi, I'm Simon, and I have a hook problem.
A hook storage problem, to be precise. If, like me, you weren't blessed with superb desk organisation skills, or the patience to order every hook for every pattern, then Hooktray is for you.
It's for tyers working without a defined workspace who are fed up of hook packets wandering off across the bench and never staying put. I got tired of exactly that, so I started building trays to pin everything down in one place.
I was very much inspired by Lee James and his Fly Tidy Station, of which I happily own two. Everything here is designed and printed by me, made to order and fitted to whatever you actually own. Send an enquiry and it's me who reads it.
Get a quote
Tell me what you're organising.
A few quick details mean I can come back with a sensible suggestion and a price first time. Sending this doesn't commit you to anything.