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Young Salt · 01-19-2005, 07:20 PM

on average they weighed 1.77 - 1.85 oz. i was looking for 2.18 oz, next time i will add a second 1/4 oz tailweight in the back. they also float a little higher than the recent gibbs (sits almost verticle) i was going by.

I made some last year that were unweighted, and they worked well, both in terms of casting and fish catching. i'm sure i'll do fine with these.

wood is AYC
envirotex finish

to do the mouths i started with a forstner bit, next i do the angle cut on the bandsaw (you can't drill with the forstner after the angle is cut). then i round them out with this oval shaped rasp. i chuck the bit into the drill press and hold the plug (i don't spin it). if you only move the plug in the opposite direction the cutter is spinning it will not 'grab' if you try going clockwise you will have problems. after the rasp i sanded with some 60-80 grit, then 120-180 to finish.

01-19-2005, 07:20 PM	#29
Young Salt Salt of the Earth iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Suburbia, RI Posts: 1,025	on average they weighed 1.77 - 1.85 oz. i was looking for 2.18 oz, next time i will add a second 1/4 oz tailweight in the back. they also float a little higher than the recent gibbs (sits almost verticle) i was going by. I made some last year that were unweighted, and they worked well, both in terms of casting and fish catching. i'm sure i'll do fine with these. wood is AYC envirotex finish to do the mouths i started with a forstner bit, next i do the angle cut on the bandsaw (you can't drill with the forstner after the angle is cut). then i round them out with this oval shaped rasp. i chuck the bit into the drill press and hold the plug (i don't spin it). if you only move the plug in the opposite direction the cutter is spinning it will not 'grab' if you try going clockwise you will have problems. after the rasp i sanded with some 60-80 grit, then 120-180 to finish. Last edited by Young Salt; 01-19-2005 at 07:30 PM..