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I'm still making plugs but after having 2 kids my entire method has changed. My wood shop's location under my son's bedroom squashed making noise for any length of time.
So now I use the minimal time frame opportunity to make a form on the lathe or hand carve and finish a single plug to mold with silicone and pour a 2 part plastic.
I've found that a mold costs around $50 to make for a plug in the 8" size. I had Billy D turn me a 14" and 16" needle last year because my lathe bed is too short, that mold was more expensive. The material cost is about half from wood per plug. The plastic naturally sinks and the poured plug finished weight is consistent. You can make them float or neutrally bouyant by adding fiberglass "micro balloons". When you achieve the desired sink, suspend, or float rate it's just a formula after that and pouring under the same conditions.
It is different, but it also comes with the same issues to figure out which keeps it entertaining
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