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stimpy46 · 29th June 2008

Good on ya chicka, I'm still getting all my stuff together. It would be good to pass around some ideas. Maybe others will get the bug and make their own and show us their finished projects. I don't think I will have the set up like you have got though.

crells · 1st July 2008

I just cut out some blanks usuing my small cheap gmc bandsaw. It did a great job, but the problem is I broke a few blades on it.

If you planning on making quite a few, what would be the best way to machine the blanks, bandsaw ? (more serious one of course).

chicka · 1st July 2008

Hi Crells
If you don't have a table saw or band saw you could use a power saw with guide.The timber I got was 140mm x 19mm to rip in 19mm strips,then dock to length.Another idea is to bolt your power saw onto a sheet of ply and clamp a fence on.Sit this on a couple of saw stools.
Keep in touch mate!

crells · 1st July 2008

Table saw sounds the best for strips, but I don't have one. The timber I have is 38mm thick. Its jelutong which is fairly soft, but too thick for my cheap gmc bandsaw (blades break). It did however do a great job of cutting out the lure shape. You could cut out the whole lure with only minimal sanding required.

I'm trying to make the process as simple as possible. Maybe investing in a better bandsaw is the way to go. Any recommendations ?

I will try and remember to take some pics tonight.

chicka · 1st July 2008

Hi Crells
Have cut the blocks 100mm long and will turn on a lathe to roughly shape them.From there a carving knife and sand paper then a dremel.
Will post pics as well !at the different stages.
Good luck

crells · 1st July 2008

Hi Chicka

I don't think the lathe option would work on the shapes I'm cutting. The body is more of a rectangle shape with a curve in it. If I post a pic you will see what I mean.

The last one I cut was a 110mm long. Considering longer...

crells · 2nd July 2008

Sample 110mm

Wyld Fisher · 2nd July 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by crells

Sample 110mm

Nice shape.

chicka · 2nd July 2008

Great starting shape for the blank mate.I see what you mean about the lathe being more suited to popper and minnow patterns. Will try and shape a bass lure with this principle down the track when Iv'e had a go at some easier ones.A lure I have by www.cottoncordelllures.com/ which is a mid diver "The Big O" is a shape I liked!Does anyone out there know much about the harnessing arrangement for the trebles and tow pts?.Would be much appreciated.
Good one Crells!

crells · 2nd July 2008

Hi Chicka,

Not sure what you are using it for, but I'd like to see the big O with a huge bib on it.

I've pulled apart a few lures (timber). The hook points are usually just twisted stainless wire that is screwed and glued into the lure. The lures that have tow points where the wire goes into the body, usually just have a bend at the end that is held in place by the bib and glue.

I was actually shocked at some cod lures where the hook wire may only go in by about 1cm.

1st July 2008	#23 (permalink)
chicka Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NTH BEACHES SYDNEY Age: 57 Posts: 986 Thanks: 32 Thanked 57 Times in 48 Posts Images: 260	Hi Crells If you don't have a table saw or band saw you could use a power saw with guide.The timber I got was 140mm x 19mm to rip in 19mm strips,then dock to length.Another idea is to bolt your power saw onto a sheet of ply and clamp a fence on.Sit this on a couple of saw stools. Keep in touch mate! __________________ www.liquidbluefishing.com/

1st July 2008	#25 (permalink)
chicka Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NTH BEACHES SYDNEY Age: 57 Posts: 986 Thanks: 32 Thanked 57 Times in 48 Posts Images: 260	Hi Crells Have cut the blocks 100mm long and will turn on a lathe to roughly shape them.From there a carving knife and sand paper then a dremel. Will post pics as well !at the different stages. Good luck __________________ www.liquidbluefishing.com/

2nd July 2008	#29 (permalink)
chicka Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NTH BEACHES SYDNEY Age: 57 Posts: 986 Thanks: 32 Thanked 57 Times in 48 Posts Images: 260	Great starting shape for the blank mate.I see what you mean about the lathe being more suited to popper and minnow patterns. Will try and shape a bass lure with this principle down the track when Iv'e had a go at some easier ones.A lure I have by www.cottoncordelllures.com/ which is a mid diver "The Big O" is a shape I liked!Does anyone out there know much about the harnessing arrangement for the trebles and tow pts?.Would be much appreciated. Good one Crells! __________________ www.liquidbluefishing.com/ Last edited by chicka; 2nd July 2008 at 04:50 PM.

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29th June 2008	#21 (permalink)
stimpy46 Join Date: May 2008 Age: 31 Posts: 124 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Good on ya chicka, I'm still getting all my stuff together. It would be good to pass around some ideas. Maybe others will get the bug and make their own and show us their finished projects. I don't think I will have the set up like you have got though.

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crells Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rowville Age: 34 Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Images: 1	I just cut out some blanks usuing my small cheap gmc bandsaw. It did a great job, but the problem is I broke a few blades on it. If you planning on making quite a few, what would be the best way to machine the blanks, bandsaw ? (more serious one of course).

1st July 2008	#24 (permalink)
crells Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rowville Age: 34 Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Images: 1	Table saw sounds the best for strips, but I don't have one. The timber I have is 38mm thick. Its jelutong which is fairly soft, but too thick for my cheap gmc bandsaw (blades break). It did however do a great job of cutting out the lure shape. You could cut out the whole lure with only minimal sanding required. I'm trying to make the process as simple as possible. Maybe investing in a better bandsaw is the way to go. Any recommendations ? I will try and remember to take some pics tonight.

1st July 2008	#26 (permalink)
crells Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rowville Age: 34 Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Images: 1	Hi Chicka I don't think the lathe option would work on the shapes I'm cutting. The body is more of a rectangle shape with a curve in it. If I post a pic you will see what I mean. The last one I cut was a 110mm long. Considering longer...

2nd July 2008	#27 (permalink)
crells Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rowville Age: 34 Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Images: 1	Sample 110mm

2nd July 2008	#30 (permalink)
crells Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rowville Age: 34 Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Images: 1	Hi Chicka, Not sure what you are using it for, but I'd like to see the big O with a huge bib on it. I've pulled apart a few lures (timber). The hook points are usually just twisted stainless wire that is screwed and glued into the lure. The lures that have tow points where the wire goes into the body, usually just have a bend at the end that is held in place by the bib and glue. I was actually shocked at some cod lures where the hook wire may only go in by about 1cm.

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