I'm thinking bandsaw ....

[Tagger]

I think Slips the only one I've ever seen make one of these ,,. I'm thinking jiggs and the bandsaw .. I want to run over to the beltsander but might run out of plug trying to make it even ...

[ProfessorM]

go for it

[Karl F]

you are "Bandsaw Ed" after all... have at it!

[Jigman]

I did something similar on a freshwater plug using a drum sander in the drill press. Mark the center line on the top and place a line on the sides where you want the cut. Go slow and join the lines. Finish up by hand with sandpaper.

Jigman

[Tagger]

This looks easier ..

Make Your Own Flaptail Plugs

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by Jigman

I did something similar on a freshwater plug using a drum sander in the drill press. Mark the center line on the top and place a line on the sides where you want the cut. Go slow and join the lines. Finish up by hand with sandpaper.

Jigman

I have a drum sander that fits on the Shopsmith lathe. Can your lathe accept one Eddie?

[Tagger]

I got drum sander set for the drll press ... tough duplicating that way .. tough getting them identical ..

[numbskull]

Eddy, I have the large musky Heddon Flaptail if you want to borrow and copy it. Nice plug. Here it is with a large conrad to give you an idea of its size. Hook hangers are pinned in by screws from each side.

[Slipknot]

no need to bandsaw, just scan it,print and cut and trace

you'll need the plug for getting the scoops right

I did one a month ago

[Rockfish9]

I made one a while back.. even posted it up here,..along side the original..

[Tagger]

Joe ,, Slip ,, Beltsander ? ,,, Thanks George ,, I'll take you up on that .. good game yesterday ,, aye Slip ..

[Rockfish9]

what i did to make the face, was use spray adhesive on a piece of graf paper and glue it to the cheek, i then carefully cut out the cheek and glued that in turn to a piec of lexan to get my shape, I then transfered it to the plug, by carefully ( staying in the lines) I used a 1" drum sander on the drill press to remove the excess wood, I had made a "mask" from the original from modeling clay, once the mask fit the new plug I knew I was in the game... I had both a heddon repro and a jerry's flap tail repro at plugfest two years ago in my display case.....

[Tagger]

Thanks Joe ... I did a search on your Flaptail plugs but got side tracked reading Steve's reply's and post for an hour .. wich I really enjoyed . thanks for the tips ... like the modeling clay .