Cape sams,
Thanks for taking the time to show us newbies that trick :kewl:

IFG..u must be prone to hurting yourself. if you go slow an take your time they work very well. bits don't snap cause they feel like it. they only brake because you have forced it into the wood to hard.

I am not ptrone to hurting myself neither is my father before we were fishermen he was an engineer and I was a amatuer wood worker I have a total devotion to saftey check out my post on how I do it
oh yeah and bits due tend to sanp like that impurities when the are cast cause this or a rough grain will put the bit right through your finger

I have many countlesshe shop with out a single incident.

Is there more spliting of the lure blank when the belly holes are drilled before turning? I would think the holes would tend to chip when turning.
THANKS!