Hello Trout,
Unfortunately I understand your 'attacking' an area of interest and burning out - as they say, "been there, done that, have the t-shirt". I'm trying to approach machining with a bet less ardor such that I don't lose interest too soon.
Yep, done loads of fly-fishing and tying - still have all my tying and fishing gear although haven't been doing much the last few years. Maybe now I'm retired I'll have the time to spend on it.
Still working on the flywheels but making good progress and will be posting some shots later.
Best,
Mike