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03-29-2012, 06:55 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Plugfest creates a new builder
Here, you may know him as Nightshift...his name is Brian and Plugfest and this site has turned him into a junkie... a plug junkie!
so, with a little guideance( very little) from me , and the use of my shop( which you can see was built around someone 5' tall.. not 6'..) he ceated his first goo goo's on his own...
We both aggreed that the best way to learn is "old school" taking demensions from a drawing and hand turning...in an afternoon he turned, drilled and sealed a dozen plugs...using jigs and fisxtures in liu of sqare ends... sped up the process..
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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03-29-2012, 06:58 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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they were then fitted for the lip, screw holes pre drilled and painted then epoxied...
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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03-29-2012, 06:59 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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oh come on.... he needs way more tools! -LOL
question? for Brian
that drill you have the orange one
from home depot (yes)
does the chuck loosen up often or NO?
as i have that one and it's always goin loose on me
and i thought it was just the way it worked
so-> its a compare question.
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03-29-2012, 06:59 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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I took a picture of the fineshed product this morning, less hooks ( he hasn't seen them since he epoxied them)
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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03-29-2012, 07:08 AM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
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The guy is a natural! He's got talent and may be a keeper....
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 Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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03-29-2012, 07:26 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
oh come on.... he needs way more tools! -LOL
question? for Brian
that drill you have the orange one
from home depot (yes)
does the chuck loosen up often or NO?
as i have that one and it's always goin loose on me
and i thought it was just the way it worked
so-> its a compare question.
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.... .. yes it is a Ridgid and yes.the chuck loostens up... it is because of the brake if you ease into the stop rather than allow the brake to stop the drill it will not loosten. |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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03-29-2012, 07:30 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
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That's like having Roger Penske taking you out in one of his "cars" to learn how to drive.... Hope Brian is documenting all these events while his mind is fresh and uncluttered with all the nuances of building . It will make for some great reading for future generations of anglers seeking insights from the "past".
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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03-29-2012, 07:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PRBuzz
The guy is a natural! He's got talent and may be a keeper....
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He's a very skilled carpenter.. so it does come to him much eaiser than to others.. |
A good run is better than a bad stand!
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03-29-2012, 07:44 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockfish9
.... .. yes it is a Ridgid and yes.the chuck loostens up... it is because of the brake if you ease into the stop rather than allow the brake to stop the drill it will not loosten.
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thanks for tip |
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03-29-2012, 08:30 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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03-29-2012, 08:50 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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I don't have any Nightshift Plugs....(There, he's officially been Hoe'd  )
Those look pissah  |
"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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03-29-2012, 09:34 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lexington, MA
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Joe... you have created a new plug monster.... nice work Brian... welcome to the plug making addiction...
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 Blond Terror
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03-29-2012, 09:50 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: A village some where
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if i got to use your shop i would be a junkie too, oh wait.
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03-29-2012, 11:14 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Falmouth, Ma
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You Rock Joe!
Very nice thing you are doing
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60 % of the time, it works every time.
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03-29-2012, 01:09 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: S. Easton
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Welcome to the addiction!!!!
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"Always two there are, no more, no less: a master and an apprentice." >> Yoda
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03-29-2012, 03:38 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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They look great !
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03-29-2012, 04:33 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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He has much talent already that is plain to see
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03-29-2012, 08:07 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Rocks Village
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Joe, I can't thank you enough for the lessons and the use of your shop. Catching fish on custom wood last summer reminded me of the days when I used to fish exclusively with my own striper flies. There is no greater satisfaction than fooling a fish with something you've made with your own two hands. I've been fascinated by fooling fish with homemade baits (mostly striper flies) since I was a kid, but always resisted plug building. That first night, when I felt that first fish belt a painted hunk of wood with a pair of hooks attached to it, I knew I couldn't resist the urge any longer. You sir have now made that possible.
And thanks to all of the other plug builders on this site for posting their successes, failures, opinions, and pictures. You guys build some beautiful stuff (most is downright artwork) and share an infinite amount of knowledge.
Thanks for inspiring me to finally give it a shot
Brian (confirmed "Plug Addict")
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03-29-2012, 08:09 PM
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Location: Rocks Village
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Raven, my "yellow and black" drill does the same thing.
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04-05-2012, 01:14 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: some where on the water
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JOE, good for you  sharing an keeping another generation of builders going.congrats joe.
Night Shift, your being taught by the best, nice work
GOOD LUCK GOOD BUILDIN  |
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01-12-2013, 08:35 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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Bumping this up for a reason. I have a father and son coming over who want to build a plug. They have briefly lurked here, but are still thinking they will be going home with a finished plug after spending a morning in my shop..... If you look at the pics, you will notice that Brian is shown wearing three different hats, meaning he made at least three different visits to Joe's shop. Drying time for sealer, paint, and epoxy are the steps that can't be changed. I do have plugs in various stages so they will be able to paint a previously sealed plug, and epoxy a previously painted plug. Today they should be able to take home a plug they have turned and drilled, ready for sealer.
At least that is my plan.......
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01-12-2013, 07:00 PM
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Annisquam Assassin
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Peabody, MA
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anyone on the northshore feel like letting me give a shot a plug building? lol...but not kidding! lol
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Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job. ~Paul Schullery
There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process. ~Paul O'Neil, 1965
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01-12-2013, 11:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: guilford CT
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its a great hobby- keeps me from going crazy over the winter. and I get plugs that I can't buy in stores.....
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01-13-2013, 07:16 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 2,038
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Quote:
Originally Posted by N.ShoreFisher
anyone on the northshore feel like letting me give a shot a plug building? lol...but not kidding! lol
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Start with some kit plugs to get your feet wet.
Salty Bugger has all the bases covered. Google them.
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