tuna bird daisey chain wanna be...
six fflags :wid: and some other junk..

anyone got a better glue that gorilla glue?
for bonding plexi to wood?
i like it,,, it's strong as heck...i just dont like the whole foaming glue idea... makes a mess..

or,,
any better idaes how to make the wings?
huh,,,huh???

those look like Sheriff Blanks :D

Hey Mike bring one down let's try my polyurethane glue on them I bet it will work.

grass doesn't grow under your shoes Mike, that's for sure.

why not wood for the wings?

The pressure of the water constantly easing and pulling alternately causes stress cracks on the wings and where they meet the body. Plexi or better yet lexan is the way to go. I am putting large 3-d eye on my birds. Can't wait to see them in the water Mike!:claps:

the wings pulled right off this morning. gorilla glue won't stick to the plexi glass.
i got some real thin plywood,, like 1/8 inch,, i think i'll try that next.

Wow - never heard of gorilla glue not working.

Try a waterproof, slow set epoxy. I repaired a plastic transducer bracket that stayed underwater under pressure, and had it stay together. I have also used it in woodfinishing to fill voids in cherry and know that it will adhere well to wood. Roughen the surface of the plastic where it will be hidden under the wood for a better mechanical bond. I have been thinking of making birds myself using either plexi, 1/8" baltic birch plywood (available from hobby shops for model airplane making) or stainless steel for the wings. I have some sheet stainless that I use for making plug lips. Also, think about using mechanical fasteners. I have been thinking of using a couple of pins or screws as well as epoxy to help hold the "wing".

On the birds I have seen the wing does not cut the body completely in half. That could well be a contributing factor in yours failing.

Any room left to pin the pieces with a dowel on either side of the through bore? That would allow the glue to hold wood to wood with the wings just sandwiched between.

looking good Mike..

LIFishinVt showed me a metal to metal glue job with Elmer's Polyurethane glue. It may as well have been welded. :kewl: Can you do the bodies 2 piece and sandwich the wings in place?

Is it just me or do those look like a penis wearing an elizabethan collar?

Is it just me or do those look like a penis wearing an elizabethan collar?
OK, now there's a mouthful of Molson in my keyboard!

we have a winner...
i made the wings outta plywood. strong as an ox.
i'll take pics later.
the plug isn't cut in 1/2... just has a little groove in it to accept the wing.

:poke:

some stuff for bluefin tuna....

liquid sandpaper..

Mike that eye looks freaky in that thing. Was that the new size?

Nice paint :humpty:

yep 1" eyes

Oooooh! I must learn the way of the tuna-bird! :drool:

Purdy purdy paint



the spray cans...........where and how much?

Awesome Mike. :btu: :btu: How many coats of #1. :huh:

two coats of #1
http://www.levineautoparts.com/upclear1uvre.html
u-pol clear.
thats a pretty good price... i think i pay 12 bucks a can, bye the case.
the other stuff is adhesion promoter.. basicly thinned down paint stripper.. softens up the bottom coat so no scuff sanding..
all the color is rattle cans..... krylon short cuts in the little cans..
i didn't top coat these or bother with all the dents and scratches.
i said screw it...at 7 knots no-ones gunna see the grain anyway.
nuthin' fancy, couple big hunks missing,, got drips here and there too..
hopefully a bluefin will destroy it...

wait til flaptail see's these...

gotta get me some more of those #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& sheriff blanks, next is a bunch of crazybugger mini birds :hihi: :poke:

Hey Mike what angle did you but the wings at?

who knows??
just kinda sat them in there till they looked right.
i had couple factory bird to judge bye.

couple other tuna wishin' creations..
some poppers and some nose weighted cedar plug wanna-bees.
10/0 mustads stuck up the butt and filled up with gorilla glue.

come n see me tomorrow bring them things freek I got 6 boxes ready

How did you wire the front......or do those hooks go all the way through?

the hook ends about 3/4 of the way in, then a short piece of thru wire and tailwrap the nose :usd: