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Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 06-13-2021, 09:44 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,729
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Interesting, I make something very similar but...

Interesting, I make something very similar but the head on mine is wider.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-28-2021, 10:35 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 39,102
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I got my needles primed this morning. Ive got...

I got my needles primed this morning. Ive got some nice pine leftover from last year so was thinking I might try and turn a few fat swimmer prototypes, something along the lines of a nike.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-21-2021, 11:55 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 39,102
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I feel like I'm in slow motion and very rusty. ...

I feel like I'm in slow motion and very rusty. Just out of practice I guess. I did get my drilling and sanding done last week and hopefully I can steal a few hours to get them sealed this afternoon.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-07-2021, 12:26 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 39,102
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I didnt make too much progress this week. I got...

I didnt make too much progress this week. I got the rest of that batch of needles turned but then I took a timeout to clean the basement to reduce the amount of sawdust that was getting tracked...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 01-31-2021, 01:39 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 39,102
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
2021 Sunday plug talk

Lets get the ball rolling...
I've got a bunch of maple blanks cut and turned the first 1/2 dozen into some needles.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 01-31-2021, 01:32 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,150
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I'm glad to see there's still some guys building...

I'm glad to see there's still some guys building :)

Higgie/pbadad its easy enough to start a 2021 thread even if it might not get used as much as they used to.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 01-24-2021, 08:16 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,150
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Anybody building anything?

It's been kinda quite in here. I'm getting a late start this winter. I finally picked up some maple last weekend and Im going to start working on some needles. Anybody else building ?
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-21-2020, 07:22 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,767
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
and tomorrows project :) I'm going to try...

and tomorrows project :)

I'm going to try and play with some birch I cut down that has had about a year to dry out...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-21-2020, 07:18 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,767
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
All of those needles sink, the pine are about...

All of those needles sink, the pine are about 1.75 oz the soft maple ones are about 2.

I got the last of what I had been working on finished this week. More needles in a different style, some in...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-19-2020, 11:50 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,767
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Not sure what to call these, kind of like a...

Not sure what to call these, kind of like a bottle darter... Been messing around with versions of these for the past couple of seasons.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-19-2020, 11:48 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,767
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Well on the plus side working at home this week...

Well on the plus side working at home this week has given me time to get some stuff epoxied... Small needles in pine and maple.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-17-2020, 08:33 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,767
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I don't think that the heating is even necessary....

I don't think that the heating is even necessary.

One of the first mistakes I made with the thinned spar varnish was letting a batch of darters soak overnight (which is what I had been doing with...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-17-2020, 06:42 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,767
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Higgie I think it works fine. I used it for 6-7...

Higgie I think it works fine. I used it for 6-7 years without issue including on soft maple. Over time it can start to thicken up, and I suspect that's when I had my issue.

I used to keep a...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-16-2020, 06:39 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,767
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
For the past 3 or 4 years I've just been epoxy...

For the past 3 or 4 years I've just been epoxy sealing everything. I'm just using etex thinned with denatured alchohol. Equal amounts (hardener, resin, D.A).

Prior to 2017 I had been using the...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-16-2020, 12:42 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 36,767
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I'm getting a late start. I never did make it...

I'm getting a late start. I never did make it back to downes and reader but I had enough soft maple scraps kicking around to make a small batch of needles. Also trying some lighter ones from pine.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 11-30-2019, 03:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,847
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Downes and Reader

So I made a trek up to Stoughton this morning to try and pick up some maple & birch but it was closed even though hours posted said 7-11:30 am.

Has anyone been there recently ? Maybe I just had...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 05-28-2019, 02:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,470
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I've got an old J plug at home that basically has...

I've got an old J plug at home that basically has a couple of wire holders on the belly that held a single siwash hook in place. The hook could pull free from the 'holder' when a fish was hooked. ...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 09-04-2018, 06:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,231
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I dont epoxy first but sealer gets in there too. ...

I dont epoxy first but sealer gets in there too. I have an old dull band saw blade that I've cut up with tin snips and just pull a short section of that that through the slot and wipe it off. If I...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 02-20-2018, 03:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,200
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Sorry to hear this. I finally got around to...

Sorry to hear this. I finally got around to turning a few plugs this weekend and was actually using some of the 2x2 white cedar I'd gotten from him at a plugfest long ago..
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 09-14-2017, 10:18 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,652
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Well it only took me 7 years to get these in...

Well it only took me 7 years to get these in front of some willing to eat albies. I went 1-3 on these today...

Kind of surprised I was even able to find an of those lures still after that long.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 07-07-2017, 08:07 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 38,656
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Nice fish Bruce. I have a few pics from my...

Nice fish Bruce.

I have a few pics from my camera that I needed to resize. Its been a pretty slow first half of the year for me. I found a few nice fish in early june when I took off a week to...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 06-22-2017, 08:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,809
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I haven't turned birch before but I will try some...

I haven't turned birch before but I will try some next winter. Until this season I really hadn't had any splitting issues with the soft maple and I really enjoy working with & turning it.
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 06-19-2017, 03:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,809
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
Thanks Paul, I may just go the epoxy route. I...

Thanks Paul, I may just go the epoxy route. I stripped 6 and epoxy sealed them this weekend. But the one thing I do like about the spar varnish is if you want to, you can leave them soaking for...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 06-18-2017, 11:40 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,809
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
shelf life of spar varnish

So all the needles I sealed with it this winter are splitting, so apparently mine is past it due date. I honestly have No idea how old it is, I have been buying quarts and just kept topping it off...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 05-28-2017, 03:35 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 38,656
Posted By Diggin Jiggin
I've been doing ok with the darters/bottle...

I've been doing ok with the darters/bottle darters. Nothing really large yet. The bottle plugs I made get hit a lot but seems like I have a very low hook up ratio with them.

I haven't been out...
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