Daryle,
Normally I just ignore post like these last two of yours, but your math is not correct.
3,000,000 flies/30 yrs works out to 100,000 flies per year (3,000,000 flies/30 yrs=100,000 flies/year). This works out to less than 1,000 dozen flies per year since 1,000 dozen=120,000 flies. In other words, 1,000 dozen flies per year is not difficult to do at all.
If you tie 300 days/yr, this works out to 3.3 dozen flies per day (1,000 dozen/300 days=3.3 dozen per day). And even pretty pedestrian tyers can manage to tie 3.3 dozen in a day. And if you tie 150 days/year, it works out to 6.6 dozen flies per day (1,000 dozen/150 days=6.6 dozen per day). And this is also well withing the realm of the average fly tyer.
There is a reason I don't have any fies I've tied in the gallery, I don't need to "prove" my tying ability by posting flies in the gallery.
I've been an invited demonstration tyer at shows and fly fishing fairs. I've been a featured tyer at the old Ed Rice Sportsman's Shows that were held in the Kingdome. I was invited last year to be a tyer at the FFF International Fly Fishing Fair (unfortunately, I couldn't make it). I was invite this year to be a tyer at the Eastern Idaho Fly Fishing Fair in Lewiston (unfortunately, it was held in March my job prevented me from being able to go over to it). I've had flies put in silent auctions at the FFF International Fly Fishing Fair. I've written a chapter on flies for a book on steelhead fishing in the Salmon River of Idaho (unfortunately, Frank Amato decided not to publish the book because he felt Tom's book wouldn't have the market the book on the Clearwater and Grande Rhonde (called Nez Perce something other) that Amato published at the same time. I've been mentioned in the old SALMON FLYER) magazine which was devoted to classic salmon flies. I've also been personally asked by Frank Johnson to become part of the FFF Fly Tyers Group (I just need to get the stuff on my bio, fly styles I tie and am willing to teach, tying class outlines, and what I'd charge for a class to him).
And since you tried very hard to impune me, my tying skills, and my reputation, I'm justified in asking you these three things: 1) How many of these things have you done or been invited to do? 2) How many years did you tie commercially? and 3) How many people have you taught how to tie flies from beginners to classic married wing salmon flies? I've done all three of these. How about you?