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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

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Old 01-03-2012, 07:25 PM   #1
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Handcarve video

This might be old hat to you guys, but I couldn't stop watching the video. In the comments section he said it takes 20 days to make a lure.


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Old 01-03-2012, 08:06 PM   #2
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Some of these guys are more artist than anything else. Some impresive to see from start to finish.
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Old 01-03-2012, 08:12 PM   #3
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very meticulous. Beautiful work.

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Old 01-04-2012, 05:18 AM   #4
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just think. All that work and a big toothy critter gonna maw that thing
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Old 01-04-2012, 06:44 AM   #5
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he is very well skilled with his knife
yet he continually makes the cut towards
himself and that seems dangerous to me
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Old 01-04-2012, 07:25 AM   #6
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he is very well skilled with his knife
yet he continually makes the cut towards
himself and that seems dangerous to me
When he was carving the rattle slot, all I could picture was him pushing too hard and going right through his hand. That is how I would do it anyway!

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Old 01-04-2012, 08:08 AM   #7
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those were my thoughts exactly but he had pre-cut the stop point
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Old 01-04-2012, 10:07 AM   #8
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I'd lose a finger, my wife would be pissed for bleeding all over the house.

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Old 01-11-2012, 11:21 PM   #9
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That must be the most calm, relaxed man on the planet
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Wow, amazing detail in each of those plugs. He must have a waiting list in Japan for every plug.

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Old 01-12-2012, 09:47 AM   #11
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he is very well skilled with his knife
yet he continually makes the cut towards
himself and that seems dangerous to me
carvers always draw towards themselves, at least that's how I've been taught. I wear leather thumb guards when I carve.
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Old 01-12-2012, 12:28 PM   #12
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Lures that catch fisherman.

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