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Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 05-06-2007, 10:15 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,133
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Mahalo's (thanks)

Thanks all for the kind words.

Charleston, the lip doesn't seem to get in the way because of the portion of the eye having been cut away.

Were it to still be a problem, you could down-size...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 05-05-2007, 08:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,133
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Doing the wraps...

The through wire is bent into a loop in the usual way for the front loop making sure that the loop diameter is large enough for the eye bolt.

The wire is put through and the rear eye loop also...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 05-05-2007, 08:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,133
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Tail loop wrapping jig - for MeanStreak

As noted in several threads, there are many ways to wrap a tail loop. Being frustrated with the one or two that I knew of, I came up with this jig. I'm sure the jig can be improved upon, but it's...
Forum: Vintage Lures 04-28-2007, 06:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,365
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Mahalo!(thanks!)

Thanks very much for the ID Mike. Makes the hassles dealing with the seller worth it...:rolleyes:
Forum: Vintage Lures 04-28-2007, 04:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,365
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Recent fleabay acquisition...need ID help please

The seller told me that the person he had bought these from purchased them in the early '60's. Who knows? I'd appreciate any ID input from the group here in helping to identify these three plugs. ...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-18-2007, 10:43 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,852
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Thanks!

Thanks everyone for useful advice. Hmmm...such slow speeds - it would seem they don't call them cows for nothing...:hihi:
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-18-2007, 12:36 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,852
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Lure trolling speed

Recently I had the chance to purchase some old Gibbs GTS and Lupo Danny trolling lures, each about 7-8" long.

I'm wondering what trolling speeds were used with these lures?
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-17-2007, 10:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,243
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
I believe that mineral spirits and boiled linseed...

I believe that mineral spirits and boiled linseed oil have sufficiently similar properties in common that they can dissolve in one another.

Perhaps a problem with the relatively small sized...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-09-2007, 10:18 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 15,521
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Nice idea!

This sounds fun!

We have several barracuda species here in Hawaii and I often see small sizes (3-4") waiting motionless around the boat ramp hoping for mosquito fish and such to show up.

My...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-09-2007, 03:59 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,635
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Thanks very much Woodbuster. Pictures very clear...

Thanks very much Woodbuster. Pictures very clear and the teaching sequence very clean. Great job!
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-09-2007, 11:17 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 18,459
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Ready 2 Go

A towel on the right provides additional blockage of openings for vacuum efficiency and a hinged polycarbonate shield safety during the turning process.
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Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-09-2007, 11:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 18,459
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Template system

A wooden plate that is T-shaped in cross section drops into the bed space between the lathe runners and is held in place horizontally by the right hand base of the end-piece on the lathe.

The...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-09-2007, 11:10 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 18,459
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Vacuum system

A Shop Vac is attached to the back of the support board which in turn holds a metal sheet. There is ~1 inch clearance between the bottom of the sheet and the template floor which allows the chips to...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-09-2007, 11:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 18,459
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Router section

http://www.ukuleles.com/Jigging/DuplicatorRouter.jpg

http://www.ukuleles.com/Jigging/DuplicatorRouter2.jpg

The Ryobi laminate trimmer is held onto a little "sled" with stainless hose clamp. ...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-09-2007, 11:03 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 18,459
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Home made duplicator overview

I don't claim that anything I show in this thread is particularly original but there may be some things in the pictures that will give newbies something to think about.

I made a duplicator using a...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-09-2007, 10:27 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,178
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
I made a duplicator using a 1940's Sears wood...

I made a duplicator using a 1940's Sears wood lathe and a Ryobi laminate trimmer. I'll put pictures in a separate post.

I've used the same carbide bit for about 50-60 plugs (cedar, spruce, koa...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 04-06-2007, 09:14 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,400
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
One simple approach might be to take the...

One simple approach might be to take the appropriate size egg sinker and cut it in half. Then insert a brass tube into the egg sinker and epoxy the tube into your cedar lure body.

I use these...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-30-2007, 10:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,910
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
FWIW I have both (and many more besides). ...

FWIW I have both (and many more besides).

Hoadley's book is a good first look at things and the FPL information seems to go into greater depth in all areas plus covering things that the Hoadley...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-30-2007, 10:44 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,910
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
The "Wood Handbook"

For those of you who might be interested in knowing more about the properties of the woods that you make plugs from, there is a free publication available from the Forest Products Laboratory called...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-26-2007, 09:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,638
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Better de-barb the hooks...:wave:

Better de-barb the hooks...:wave:
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-25-2007, 03:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,638
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
I'm sure that you're right about the weighting...

I'm sure that you're right about the weighting position - I was only trying to suggest an alternative balancing approach - the rubber band as compared with the blade edge or pencil side...:)
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-25-2007, 11:25 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,638
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
plug balancing

In another thread started by Diggin Jiggin, several approaches toward finding the center of balance are suggested: balancing on a pencil and balancing on the cutting edge of a hack saw blade. ...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-25-2007, 11:17 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,764
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Thanks!

Thanks very much. I have a long way to go to make these things really work, but I appreciate the uppers.

Dave
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-25-2007, 09:03 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,764
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
nothing over the top...

As a newcomer to plug building, I'm interested in a variety of plug shapes and purposes. So I made some for friends on the East coast to try out and give me some feedback. Different poppers, a...
Forum: Plug Building - Got Wood? 03-25-2007, 08:53 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,768
Posted By Hilo_Kawika
Plug balancing

I'm curious about the plug balancing procedure.

When the plug is at rest, the belly hooks hang more or less vertically and the plug has one center of balance. But when the lure is moving don't...
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