Nice DJ ... what kind of wood is that ?... I've had some new thoughts on HO,ing darters ,, Some pieces may HO so the grain might go vertical thru the beak making a weak beak . (thanks Numby).. you know how beat up that beak gets .. just watch for that .. happens on the tops of pencil poppers too if the grain runs vertical thru the cup it gets (splitty) looking on top .. So I don't HO pencil poppers ,, I've got 1-1.5 ounces of lead in the arse .. don't matter ,, just run grain sideways on those .. Back to darters .. to me ,, if the wood HO's with the grain slicing up the beak ,, that piece of wood can not be a darter .. most pieces the grain goes right ..,
