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Old 11-08-2004, 06:13 PM   #1
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Question What kind of wood???

Ok everyone, I will be setting everything up tomorrow in the shed, Hot pots, Lathe, Anvil, Forge. I will be stopping by a friends ( yes I have some thank you ) to pick up some scrap wood from his sign business. My question is what type of wood do you use for different plugs? I know he has teak, oak, cherry and maple, he told me he could fill my truck up if I wanted to ( he burns it in his fire place, hopefully I can put it to better use ). Any recommendations, other type of wood i should get? Also if you could post a pic so I can get an idea for the body type that would be great.

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Old 11-08-2004, 06:22 PM   #2
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teak, cherry and maple for needlefish and alaskan yellow cedar for swimmers.
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Old 11-08-2004, 06:39 PM   #3
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i saw a guy selling cherry surface poppers on ebay..

i bet they cast well..

I heard somewhere that piping plover is indian for "tastes like chicken" ..
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Old 11-08-2004, 08:10 PM   #4
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Use the maple for needles or darters.

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BM recommended red cedar for small surfsters. Proof was in the catching
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Old 11-08-2004, 08:49 PM   #6
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cherry and maple good for needles, oak good for warmth... I tried it once, was a nightmare, did make a needle with it, and it caught fish, but it is fugly.

red cedar good for making swimmers, at least, I've had good luck with it.
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Old 11-09-2004, 05:40 PM   #7
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ok I went and picked up some wood today, lot's of red cedar, 5 pc teak, 1 large piece of bass wood, several nice pc of mahogany, some oak and what dave called swamp maple. When I got back i finished setting up so nex day off I will start to play.

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Old 11-10-2004, 06:12 AM   #8
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ok I went and picked up some wood today, lot's of red cedar, 5 pc teak, 1 large piece of bass wood, several nice pc of mahogany, some oak and what dave called swamp maple. When I got back i finished setting up so nex day off I will start to play.

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Make sure ya got either a quality respirator or very good ventilation(like outside) when you work with the Mahogany!
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Old 11-10-2004, 07:07 AM   #9
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wiches are made of wood, thats why they float and burn so well.
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