SO what is evryone working on???
 

last winter this place was santa's workshop.


come one guys post some pics. :lasso:

Not till the swap is done :D
BTW I feel inadequate; I only have 7" hackles on my needlefish....
Nice plug...
BTW; I had a mishap with that danny you gave me.. it went in for surgery, and it got an eye transplant... I'll show you when its finished...

:eyes: :gorez:

Had a 'bright idea' to darken the back and leave the belly; the paint ran bit so I drilled out those eyes, sanded it and will try soemthing different...
next week sometime...
you working today?

Hey RIRH

Swap Plugs been eating up my time. I got 13 more to epoxy and then they'll be on their way. When those are done it will be my turn :D

Hey Tony!

working at home today.. will be in the shop for about an hour at some point.. gotta pack and ship an important box.

NO NO NO NO. IT'S TOP SECRET STUFF FOR THE PLUGFEST. (I't will never win but hey, it keeps me out of trouble till then).:soon: :wid: :spin: :usd:

needles
 

I made one that worked well for me last year so i figgured I'd try some more. I don't know if the picture shows it well but I dusted it with a rattle can of glitter before I epoxied it and it came out really cool.

very nice aquaman :kewl:

poppers
 

Some small poppers I've been working on. Bramuda cedar.

these, lots of these

Bumming out here Eben. Been working on table saw, chop saw, router, planer, joiner, drill press, but have yet to be able to wheel out the lathe:af: Work is getting in the way of progress. But it's good to have the work! I gonna be in chit if/when TDF, Luds48, Clogston, and Steelhead all make good on their threats to show up in the shop.

trying to get my wife naked again

Hey Nightfighter! Hows about we all come over wit some beer and pizza and make you take a night off sometime in the next few weeks? Get that lathe hummin'!

I've never had a problem ..
finally finished swap plugs took all my time.. want to get back into Floyd Romans have 2" ayc now .. and want slimmer prophile gibbs knockoff 2.5 darters.. and want to make a large variety of needles ...And jointed stuff and want to carve a fish like mac and cs and working on the secret weapon ,, why I never thought of it before .. why no one eles is doing it . i suspect some are and keeping it a secret..

Good luck on that front CS, I know tough that can be to do with my better half. Oh the grievous damage the toll of gravity takes.

show her your wood ..

I do,,but she tell's me to take downstairs and hang up with the rest of the collection that's garthering dust.

Just finished this guy up tonight..
This is my first shot at reproducing an oldie.. A jerry Sylvester flaptail. This was 'the plug' back in the 50's in narragansett.

tell her its like fine furniture... if it dont get oiled every few years it will split. :D

CS, mebbe you need one of Cap'n Flap's Skin plugs:D
http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...ad.php?t=28398

John, we could set up something,

Here's a few that are epoxied and curing.
First attempt at a squid/spook and
a bottle darter
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a little peanut bunker
and some repaints of some the choppers got a hold of last season, some of my firsts, you can tell by the crappy tail wraps
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:heybaby:

finally, some needles
and various sized metal lips with a similar paint scheme
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Another dozen, Slip finish, inspired needles.

Jnski, gotta love that Lil punk peanut. :kewl:

I am doing another fish. No pics until tomorrow though. Still need to shoot the clear and put the eyes in. Last of these for a while. Need to start my swap plugs.....:boots: