pbadad, this may be a DUMB question, BUT why would you want to Hand Carve when you can SPIN THEM
Id give anything to be able to spin them
an get a beautifly shaped body instead of shaping an sanding all day long ,Id bet that NOT one of the plugs I have ever built, has been the same, they all have there owne personality DIFFERENT, take a look at the SCHOOL of TROUT I posted for
PLUG- FEST man there ALL a little DIFFERENT, if I had SPUN them they would have looked 100% better
GOOD LUCK GOOD PLUGGIN