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    Posted: 28 Jan 2015 at 5:41pm
After slowly putting together the stuff I think I need to make a reasonably fist of making lures again, I got stuck into doing some bodies today.

They aren't Rolls Royce quality yet but I'm fairly happy with the outcome so far. They're certainly better than the near enough methods I used to use years ago.

I might give the carpentry caper a miss for a couple of days and give the skin I've sanded off the tips of my left thumb and index finger a chance to grow back! LOL  Wire forming, gluing and sealing should keep me busy.

Today's effort....
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Nice shapes mate looking forward to seeing the finished product. Regards Chris
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*Doh* I managed to leave the second image out! Embarrassed
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Good classic shapes and bib placement, should turn out OK. Keep us updated...
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Thanks guys!

I figured I'd kick off with a couple of reliable types that dont need much finesse and I know work well for me.

Those smaller ones will be the last time I use pine!  The inconsistent hardness across the grain is a PITA and I'm really liking the Mahogany tomato stakes to work with. 
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Great looking lures, keen to see what's next
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They look good. Interesting little dremal saw you have there.
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Originally posted by whipit whipit wrote:

They look good. Interesting little dremal saw you have there.


I'm pretty happy with it at this stage.

It seems to handle the tomato stakes ok and pine's a breeze. It also does a good job on poly bibs. It'll do light gauge metal as well, but I haven't tried that yet.

I went with it because most of the lures I'm likely to be doing aren't particularly big and I dont see myself wanting to knock stuff out in big numbers.  I think something a bit bigger and more robust would be needed there.  I'd probably want a bandsaw if I needed to go that way.
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