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08-08-2006, 08:46 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Farmingdale NY
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OOPs, I did something wrong when I posted my message. Only the picture & title posted. I was asking how long would it take an experienced person to turn this plug? I spent about an hour. It's based on an How-To project article on The Fisherman magazine issue #7 (2/16/06). It's a 6" spook lure. Any tips on how I can speed up the process? It's was my first attempt at turning something on a lathe. I was using a 3/4 roughing tool to round out the 2 x 2 square cedar stock and a 1" skew for the shaping. Thanks!
Last edited by seachunk2; 08-08-2006 at 08:53 PM..
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08-08-2006, 08:57 PM
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Really Old & Really Grumpy
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: not a clue
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turn that flat skew into what look's like this[ u ] and you can knock one out in 58 minute's less .
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BOAT fish do count.
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08-08-2006, 08:57 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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That should take about 5 minutes. You must not be using your tools to cut (maybe scraping instead?) Get a good turning video from a woodturning store, get your edge cutting a continuous shaving and things will speed up dramaticaly. By the way, a skew is a hard tool to learn with. You might want to try a spindle gouge instead when first starting out. Good luck.
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08-08-2006, 09:42 PM
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Certified Mass-hole
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Jackson, NJ but born and raised in Massachusetts.
Posts: 1,223
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Don't rush it!! The first one and you were doing alot more than just turning. Get some experience and you will discover how to save time or at least shorten the time required to turn.
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08-08-2006, 10:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 175
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Agree with all of the above. Charleston is dead on with the "don't rush it" comment. And Capesams is dead on with the amount of time it would take "an experienced turner" to make a blank. Figure 2 1/2 to 5 minutes. But if the wood isn't coming off easily you are doing something wrong. Dull tools, wrong position, wrong tool - any of which can lead to disaster so don't look at the time it takes - look at what your tools are doing. My dad always said that a dull pocket knife is much more dangerous than a sharp one - why? Because you start to force it.
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08-09-2006, 11:17 AM
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Boston Anglah
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Sitting on top of the world with my legs hangin free
Posts: 3,322
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by seachunk2
It's based on an How-To project article on The Fisherman magazine issue #7 (2/16/06). It's a 6" spook lure. Any tips on how I can speed up the process?
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Ask Canalman, he wrote it 
2-5 mins approx, the key is good sharp tools. |
Used hard and put away dirty....
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08-09-2006, 03:23 PM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The Sack Of Mass
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I use a duplicator ( in other words I cheat ), I can do one if 2-3 minutes sanded. Looks like the article worked ok..  |
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