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Old 12-16-2009, 11:13 PM   #15
Eric Roach
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Seabrook, NH
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Originally Posted by Pete F. View Post
You can use a handheld belt sander to sand what you need to start and also use it to sharpen your lathe tools. You can melt lead in a dollar store ladle with a propane torch to start. Use maple to make some weight molds, if you find some that you will make tons of then a fancy one would be in order. I agree with numbskull and would also suggest that you take your favorite plugs and copy them to start. That way you have one that works perfect to use as a guide for how yours work. You can turn out a lot of stuff really quick, but then again bluefish need plugs too.
Thanks for the advice, Pete (Slipknot too). I guess I'll be starting with the Gibbs pencil design and exploring from there.

I appreciate all the starting advice from everyone.
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