Lipless how to

[numbskull]

So I turn my body, drill a weight and hook hole, center drill from the tail only as far as the hook hole, rough out the head angles (I'll show that later) then mount it on the sled, advance into the disc, and swing it side to side.

Note that the size of your disc is not important, it is the arc of the base that determines your face cove (actually the face cove is not the same as the arc of the base because of the geometry related to tilting...it turns out that you want the radius of the base less than the actual finished cove....you'll need to experiment a bit)

[numbskull]

The head has two angles (roughly a 10 degree chin and a 50 degree forehead). I do that on the table saw using a small jig....just a board with a dowel in it to index the weight hole, and the same tail pin block I use on the sled. Use your mitre gauge at the correct angles for both cuts. You can use a stop block to position the setup.

[numbskull]

This is what you should end up with

[numbskull]

Finally, you have to drill from the face to the hook hole. The larger two sizes of this plug have offset line ties.
To get the angled hole to meet the center drilled hole in the hook hole I use a board with a nail to index the tail hole, offset the nail so the hole will travel at an angle to intersect the hook hole at the midline, and put a drill bit in the weight hole to help me keep everything aligned with the board. The tall nail in the picture isn't used for this plug.

[numbskull]

As far as weighting goes....good luck. A few hints. The original floats very slightly tail down with water about 1/2 way up the face. The weight is very high inside the plug.

Good luck.

[Sgt Striper]

Originally Posted by numbskull

As far as weighting goes....good luck. A few hints. The original floats very slightly tail down with water about 1/2 way up the face. The weight is very high inside the plug.

Good luck.

Very strange weighting on that plug,