[Peterjay]

A friend of mine did an On The Water article last fall about the old-timers who made their own tins and it got me thinking about making a few of my own from scratch. I used RTV mold putty for my first attempt and it came out OK, though the putty sets up fast and is a real pain to deal with. 3.5 ounces, swims nice. (that's the one with the clay model in the pic) The third mold I did was made with pourable RTV, which I like a lot better. 2.5 ounces, casts great, beautiful action. I really like this one. (the three tins hanging from the chair) Both are pure tin. I hear there are some bunker around, so I've gotta try them out in the next few days.