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01-17-2007, 01:45 PM
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Anybody ever use Ash..
for making plugs, Ive got some chunks left from a few baseball bats I made from my grandsons for Xmass..
I've trie just about every wood out there at one time or the other, I planning on making a few darters, sealing them tight in a BLO cocktail for a day or two... just dont want to go to the bother if it's like trying to seal oak!
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01-17-2007, 03:22 PM
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very similar to oak
white oak is and has been used in boatbuilding so maybe that may work but it is an open grain wood also.
I guess you can use most any wood for plugs, just depends on how long you want them to hold up to fishing.
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01-17-2007, 03:34 PM
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Thanks slip, it turns alot better than oak.... I could just let them spend a week in the blo, if that dont seal 'em notheing will!
It's not like I dont have plenty of stock, but the mind(at least whats left of it) is always in overdrive... bigger better more! Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
thanks again...
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01-17-2007, 05:34 PM
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I believe that Stan Gibb's first plug was ash. Maybe Flaptail can elaborate here.
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01-17-2007, 05:37 PM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
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I was hoping you'd post a pic so I could say it was a "nice piece of ash" oh well... sorry for my futile attempt at humor  |
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01-17-2007, 07:12 PM
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You're such a Wise-Ash 
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Originally Posted by Canalman
I was hoping you'd post a pic so I could say it was a "nice piece of ash" oh well... sorry for my futile attempt at humor |
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01-18-2007, 07:28 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canalman
I was hoping you'd post a pic so I could say it was a "nice piece of ash" oh well... sorry for my futile attempt at humor |
Humor is a good thing, especialy when the thermometer reads 5 above and there are no bass to be found...
I have enough to make a half dozen or so... I'll do one up with special paint and decal and await your comment.... |
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01-19-2007, 12:37 PM
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01-22-2007, 09:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canalman
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If'n ya can hold it 'til plugfest I'll give ya one.... |
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01-22-2007, 10:11 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake
I believe that Stan Gibb's first plug was ash. Maybe Flaptail can elaborate here.
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I've also heard that Stan used ash for his early screw-eye plugs (poppers and darters). But I'll defer to Flap or capesams on whether it actually was the case. |
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01-22-2007, 10:59 AM
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I have used Ash - had some dowels that were left over from a job. Turns well and finishes OK - not a smooth as AYC. I made a few spooks from ash. I would imagine that it will absorb water easily, but so does pine. Go for it - if you have the wood there is nothing to loose.  |
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