OK...gave this some thought! I got into this plug building thing after coming on this site and seeing all of the beautiful work that all of you do.....I was blown away! I then got a nite going at MSBA the past 3 years each August called "Plug Night"! It was to pay homage to the wooden plug and to the many builders and their great and beautiful work! Because I was so inspired by many of you and was fortunate enough to get to know many of you and many of you helped me a great deal along the way....guys like #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&, Capesams, MAC and Slipknot....anytime I had a question one of you was there to help and thanks! I also had read a couple of articles in OTW that ran pretty close together a few years ago......one was about #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& himself and the great work he does and how he got started....the other was about Habs and Tattoo and their great work and how they got started, there was also an article there about BM and Slipknot that was great......all great articles and they really inspired me to give this a try but the thing that put me over the edge was at the first "Plug Night" at MSBA....Bassmaster was the featured speaker and he was great as always.....just a great speaker and a great teacher and I was hanging on every word! That night BM was selling a used Grizzly lathe and a scroll saw for $100.00 and I jumped on them and it was all over for me after that....I was bitten hard by the plug building bug!
Look at me now....building a shop in my new garage dedicated to me making plugs...I got lots invested in great tools, I have learned alot and I am still starving for more!
I continue to see so many great people building so many absolutely beautiful plugs....it just blows my mind! I have met many good folks in here, and made many great friends (I hope) one of them is Afterhours....man he makes some nice plugs too, he really puts his heart and soul into them just like Habs and Tattoo and Salty.....these are some great people to know and we are fortunate enough to have them here in this site.....and I see so many others turning great plugs right out of the chute....this truely is the best plug building forum on the web...just chock full of talent, competitive spirit and a willingness to help each other out! Just a few examples of inspiration for me personally...and I thank you all!
