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Powelly 
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 Topic: 2013 KadsPosted: 13 Jan 2013 at 7:34pm |
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I was hoping to be well advanced with this year's Kads, but the extreme heat, strong winds and the chance to go fishing (finally!) have put that plan back by about a week.
I've only got a few more Kads to carve (mainly the large ones), but 90% of the lures are glued, sanded and ready for undercoating. I can handle about 30 lures per batch, so I have started undercoating 10 sets. This year I have made the mini Kad to go with the 2" & 3" Kads, if they are wanted.
This is the 5th year that I've made the 2" & 3" Kad sets, so I thought that I'd do something different to make this year's Kads a bit special - they are all 'round bums'. They look like this:
 Here's the 10 sets that I have just started undercoating:
  The 'round bum' Kads are a one-off, so I hope that those who ordered Kads this year are OK with my decision. Maybe, if I'm still making lures in 5 years time, I might do the 'round bums' in the 10th year.
Totally unrelated to my decision to make the round bum Kads, is the fact that this is my 30th year of making lures, so it's nice to do something a bit different.
 I was hoping to have the Kads finished by the end of January (I think I said that last year!
 ), but it now looks like 12 members (there are 2 nude sets) will get their Kads before the end of January. The other 6 members may have to wait until about mid Feb.Cheers
Travers
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bdowdy
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Posted: 13 Jan 2013 at 8:50pm |
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Nice mate ill have a set in purple / black in each size when you come up for fish ....hint hint lol
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hunting and fishing the new england
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SNAFU
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 3:31am |
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Looking very nice there Travers..round bums look good
 ..Mini kad as well if so pls TraversMick!!! |
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handbrake
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 7:48am |
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Travers could you take a photo of one of mine and follow it through the paint stages please.That would interesting. Debbie D
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saito
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 8:09am |
Mini kad with the 2" and 3" set? I like that!!!
Might have to come up and pay you another visit Travers...hhehehe
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James ~Love my Bass fishing~ |
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lest_55
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 8:30am |
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Travers,
The round bums look good
 ..Better throw in a Mini Kad for me  Cheers LES
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redfish11
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 9:41am |
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Travers,
Please put a Mini Kad in with mine as well.
Allan
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bassnbob
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 11:19am |
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NICE very very lures there
 TP  regards bob
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Powelly
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 11:32am |
Deb, once the undercoat goes on they all look the same
 , but I can tell you that the Red Cedar 6" and 5" Kads, in the photos, are yours. Your 4" Kad, in the second photo, is carved from White Beech, there's a 90% chance your 2" Kad will be Brown Beech and the Mini Kad will most likely be Red Cedar.I did take some photos, during construction, which gives an insight into how I construct all of my lures. These photos may form part of the 'story', that you seek.
Bibs scribed, drilled and ready to cut out.
 Twisted wires and bib ready to fit and glue.
 Superstrength Araldite syringed into holes and twisted wires fitted.
  Fill bib slot with Araldite and cover bib with glue, prior to fitting.
  Clean up.
 Then, after the glue has set, there's a lot of fine sanding to get the lure ready for undercoating.
Travers
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bassnbob
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 11:39am |
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HOW fine is the last bit of paper powelly 150 ?
 regards bob
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doccod
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 12:01pm |
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Travers send me banking details again please and mid february is fine by me mate regards B.J. Looking bloody great as usual and round bums are cool certainly a feature point for future conversation........
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RAVA
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 12:08pm |
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They are looking good Travers but I must say they look a lot better in the flesh having seen them many times now
 so you don't want to go fishing with me till you get these done is that right 
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 12:13pm |
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Thanks for the pics Travers....love the shots that show how the lure goes together.
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cheers steiny
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 1:23pm |
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Cheers
James ~Love my Bass fishing~ |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 3:38pm |
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"my 30th year of making lures," Congratulations on your 30th anniversary of lure making Powelly  and thank you for all your advice and help. The fat bum lures look nice and look forward to seeing pics of them painted. Cheers Rick |
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Fish Choking Lures :)
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 3:43pm |
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Beautiful stuff Travers , i look forward to my " 2014 " set and joining the gang
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 4:12pm |
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Great stuff Travers.Put me down for a Mini mate.
Love to see all the Kads together when done. A special photo with some very different colours I bet. Can we reserve a 2014 spot Travers? or does our number remain ours until surrendered. Congrats on the 30 years.
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 5:06pm |
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Congrats Travers on 30 years buddy.
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 6:50pm |
G'day Grant
Mini Kad is locked in. I'll actually make one for each of the orders and paint them the appropriate colours. They will be $35 and if they are not wanted, that's OK. They will be signed and numbered.
Sorry, but no automatic future orders, unless requested. Some members have put their name on a perpetual list and will keep their same number. This year, you are #9 and I've penned you into #9 for 2014. If you want it to go beyond 2014, you will have to let me know.
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Travers
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 7:03pm |
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Put me down for a mini kad and a spot on next years list. Can't wait to see mine painted! Congratulations on 30 years too!
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 7:34pm |
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Thanks Travers all sounds good.You shouldn't have a problem with any unwanted Mini Kads.
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 8:02pm |
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Nice Travers . . . looks like the Mini-Kads are popular and I like the round bum idea.
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 8:17pm |
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Very nice travers, and congrats on your 30th year, that's dedication or is it facination.
 Pete
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 8:20pm |
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If you have a spare mini fat bum in the color and pattern of the black over yellow guppy's you put up late last year that were auctioned.
Please put me down for one - Rick
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Fish Choking Lures :)
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Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 8:37pm |
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Hi Travers. I'll have a little one as well if possible. I take it the nudies will have fat backsides also
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Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 1:21pm |
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The "Test lure"
. Looks like it got at least 1 bite
  Definitely one for the mantle piece only!
Travers
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Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 1:34pm |
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Congratulations on 30years of luremaking! Travers my request for a progress photoshoot is undercoat, then at least stripes main colour and scale. It's got to look different at every stage. Debbie D
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Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 1:55pm |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 2:28pm |
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Congratulations on 30 years Travers! Do you have any idea on how many lures you have made in that time? I thought it might be interesting to know.
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cheers steiny
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Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 2:38pm |
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Congratulations on 30 years Travers , I always enjoy looking at your lures, and if ya want to paint the one with a bite out of it , I will pay ya for it .
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Darkside Slayer and Zombie hunter.
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Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 5:16pm |
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looking good travers.
Ian that was going to be my request but in a nude.....just beat me too it!
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Nichos Maulers Homemade timber lures....THEY CATCH FISH!
YA DONT KNOW...IF YA DONT GO...SO GET OUT THERE AND... FISH IT |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 5:32pm |
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Congratulations Travers on 30yrs of making lures, you sure do make a good lure......
Lionel
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Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 7:08pm |
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Travers, 30 years of lure-making, congratulations are very well deserved
.All that saw dust, glue & paint fumes, and no accidents with fingers etc?? Well done on all those 1st class creations!! Cheers Richard.
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Dads in the shed making saw-dust again.
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Thanks for all the
 on 30 years of whittling. No fingers lost or seriously damaged ...... yet! Not sure why I've kept carving for that long. Probably just trying to use up the endless supply of trebles and split rings
Well, ............... you know what they say about the "best laid plans"?
 I was aiming to have the first batch of Kads finished by this weekend, but the extreme heat, high humidity and even some thick foggy mornings have prevented me getting the last undercoat on. Probably wouldn't have mattered anyway, because it's just wet, wet, wet this weekend. Still, it's a much better scenario than flooding rains (although they may come tomorrow!) or bushfires.The reason that I was trying to get the Kads finished this month is because February and March are our most humid months. So, we'll play this one by ear.
I knocked out a couple of nude round bum Kads, last month, to see how they would look. Unfortunately, I tried dipping the 3" in clear lacquer and ended with 'bubble coat'
 . I've sanded it back, a bit, and sprayed clear on but it's still not right. Won't be dipping lures again!The 2" Kad is King Billy Pine, the 3" & Mini Kad are Aust Red Cedar
  Cheers
Travers
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Posted: 04 Feb 2013 at 3:18pm |
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g'day travers missed this post before...Congratulations on 30yrs of lure assembly mate
Gee that billy pine looks cool ay???? Anyway all the best.......B.J.
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This year I have made the mini Kad to go with the 2" & 3" Kads, if they are wanted.