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Old 12-21-2010, 10:27 PM   #1
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Source for glass eyes

Where do get your glass eyes for special larger plugs. I found this site

schoepfer eyes for decoys, carving, restoration, high quality glass eyes


looking for eyes for some 8" pikies.

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Old 12-21-2010, 10:37 PM   #2
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That's who I got mine from...for decoys, which I haven't carved in years! So now they go on some of my plugs.

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Old 12-22-2010, 08:04 AM   #3
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Old 12-23-2010, 07:25 AM   #4
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Taxidermy supply houses. Seen clear, brown, red, yellow.

Realize that they will break if fished. Intended for display purposes.

I saw a thread on making them out of plastic on a taxidermy message board the other day.
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Old 12-23-2010, 09:10 AM   #5
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Woody I have never had a glass eye break on my plugs or grs plugs.

Gary only uses glass eyes and I have two of his plugs with 3 seasons on them and they show no cracks.

I'm sure some of them will break but I've had good luck w mine.
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Old 12-23-2010, 12:17 PM   #6
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Try this place
Glass Eyes Online, Teddy Bears & Dolls with an International Flavor

60 % of the time, it works every time.
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Old 12-24-2010, 05:59 AM   #7
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thanks guys... I will try the place JD suggested... prices look great and they should be perfect for some Pikies I will be making,,,

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Old 12-24-2010, 12:41 PM   #8
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I'm thinking of ordering some myself.

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Old 12-24-2010, 12:52 PM   #9
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a little note- expect them not all to be the same exact size. they will vary up to a 1/64 th or so. If you are trying to put them in a tight tolerance hole some will fit some won't.

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Old 12-24-2010, 01:01 PM   #10
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this looks to be a good excuse for a few new metric forstner bits... Need to make a new rack for my bit family... all of my existing forstners are english excepot for the Euro Hinge 20mm bit

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Old 12-24-2010, 03:52 PM   #11
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If you buy them from jerry you'll need 2-3 sizes of 64th's bits on either side of what you order...their eyes are hand made and can be all over the place in size.Unless you don't mind allot of slop around your eyes because you only have bits that run in 1/16th's.
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