I recently fired up my spindle lathe and turned some maple needles (and 1 cherry), some pencils and Musso Dannies

2 of the pencils are sinkers and the other 4 are floaters

I wired the needles and pencils today and just epoxied in the metal lips on the Dannies

I am looking forward to Plugfest in Feb and will bring several Tiger maple needles to trade.

Time to get the Etex and my spinner going

Put me on the list for a Tiger Maple needle :hee:

Put me on the list for a Tiger Maple needle :hee:

Love those needles! put me in for one sinker at plugfest! :drool:

awesome job!

Those needles look priceless..... You'll make a bunch of friends with those!

Great job!

See you at Plugfest!

Mike- I've been using the Danny you made on your duplicator as my template and making several near copies the old fashioned way... in both pine and AYC...
I will bring a mess of Tiger needles to plugfest

Wow those tiger needles are killer!

What do they weigh?
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Chris.... I will weight a sinker and floater with 1 dressed white single tailhook and 1 VMC 3X treble later today....

Wow, they look great! Set a pencil aside for me. I'll be coming to plugfest with OD Mike and I'm gonna trade you one of his plugs for one of yours, since I don't have the time or room to make any plugs before then.

Nice Nice Nice!!!

real nice piece of tiger maple you used there. All beauties.

here is another Pencil Popper... this one is a heavily rear weighted Canal Special

Very nice, Chris. I see it's got my name on it.:grins:

What would you like me to have OD Mike make you to trade:rotf2: for that one?

FishBones- Get OD Mike to make me a Polaris Popper or his version of a surface popper... The yellow/red Canal Special is a close copy of Professor M's smaller canal Special.... is casts a mile

I need to make more Pencils and needles after the fundraiser at church today....

Very pretty, nice work!

Wow those tiger needles are killer!

What do they weigh?

Chris... the needles weight 2 oz and 2.25 for the slow sinkers

Wow, they look great! Set a pencil aside for me. I'll be coming to plugfest with OD Mike and I'm gonna trade you one of his plugs for one of yours, since I don't have the time or room to make any plugs before then.

Thanks for cracking the whip on me John......:buds:

Thanks for cracking the whip on me John......:buds:

Looks like you've been busy. Let me know when you want me to come by for some painting. I'll bring the beer.

I plan on picking up some pine soon and turn away some other styles of plugs that worked well for us this year. I'm thinking we won't be painting until late January.....

I plan on picking up some pine soon and turn away some other styles of plugs that worked well for us this year. I'm thinking we won't be painting until late January.....

No problem. Maybe I'll bring Jason by soon so he can ransack your garage while we have a beer. Are you taking requests for new styles to build or is your list already complete?

By the way, the cod was excellent. :drool:

Mike- You have been busy with your duplicator this week... what are you going to make with pine? Dannies?

FishBones- Get OD Mike to make me a Polaris Popper or his version of a surface popper... The yellow/red Canal Special is a close copy of Professor M's smaller canal Special.... is casts a mile

sorry i forgot to get you that weight info. I forgot. I'll look again and hopefully remember to send you a PM. Nice job on your plugs.

No problem. Maybe I'll bring Jason by soon so he can ransack your garage while we have a beer. Are you taking requests for new styles to build or is your list already complete?

By the way, the cod was excellent. :drool:

Requests are always welcome.....

Glad you and your faamily enjoyed the cod, what happened to the mackerel?

Mike- You have been busy with your duplicator this week... what are you going to make with pine? Dannies?

When I first started to make plugs I made everything in pine! So I will be making everything in pine again. Its cheap, easy to work with, takes on sealer well and did I mention CHEAP. Last time I bought blanks, it was $20 bucks for 100 blanks! :uhuh:

Requests are always welcome.....

Glad you and your faamily enjoyed the cod, what happened to the mackerel?


Mackerel is in the freezer. I need to come up with a good recipe for it. I'll try to stop by this weekend with some plugs for you to copy. Are you planning on doing any needles this winter?