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Johno100
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Posted: 02 Mar 2017 at 11:49pm |
Gday I have been playing around with certain styles and drawing up stuff for years but have never gone the whole hog. I did 3 years as an apprentice toolmaker before I went prawning and gave up the tools, so am pretty handy with dimensions and equipment. But what I would like to do is get a number of blanks, in say minnow and various others, to finish and paint and practice on to see what Im up against. I have compressor and power tools and shed.
If anyone can point me in the right direction it woulld be very appreciated. Cheers all
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Chep Buxley
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Have look at POWELL LURES. He sells kits of lures that are ready to finish.
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Fysshe Salmon
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If you just want some blanks to practice on, just type in lure blanks on Ebay! There are multiple sites to obtain blanks at a cheap price.
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Johno100
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Cheers guys looked at the sites and ebay decided to cut my own have profiles and access to saw till I decide to get one.
Thanks John
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Doc
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Shane has a good point Powell lures kit is a good idea seeing how they go together and will give a good head start to making your own shapes
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Johno100
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Yeah I am going to invest in a couple of the Powell kits and do some work. Thanks for the advice fellas I really do appreciate the knowledgable input. There is a lot of pine deforestation going on and willow removal so am collecting timber as I go to play with also poplars. One more question what do people make profiles out of ?
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Plastic sheet or maybe laminex if you need it to bend/twist, or for more durable model try thin Aluminium sheet.
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Johno100
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Just wondering if someone can post the link to buy a powells making kit. But in my searching downloaded a fantastic article from Travers Powell from fishing monthly in 2011 that is absolutely brilliant for wannabe luremakers like me.
Very happy guys
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Travers is a good guy he enjoys making lures and really likes helping people into luremaking and has a straight forward step by step technic for getting them done. Try him on facebook
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Johno100
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Thanks for the link will follow up. He seems like a genuinely good bloke
Cheers johno
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