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11-11-2004, 10:06 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
Posts: 6,588
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wood dowells from home cheapo?
yay or nay? for some experimental plug bodys?
there only pine right?
or is there a better kind of dowell?
gonna grind some wood into submission, and i want them to last.
mike
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11-11-2004, 10:08 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
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I made a bunch of pluggage last winter with hardwood dowels from the local hardwood store...no splits as of yet. I know these weren't pine...The density varies so watch that.
They might sell pine or fir rods in the millwork section.
-spence
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11-11-2004, 11:58 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: whaling city
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I do not know abuot Home cheapo but the local lumber yard dowels I believe are birch.
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11-12-2004, 06:03 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Maine
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I think I read that Home Depots dowels are a hardwood from South America. ( species unknown to me). If you just want to mess around they should be fine. If you are going to fish them just be sure to seal them.
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11-12-2004, 06:52 AM
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Permanently Disconnected
Join Date: Nov 2002
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gaaaabage dowels FF, they're made of Ramin which is a south pacific AIR dried timber.....no kilns, has grain like Oak, tough to paint cuz it has air in the pores...u need wood maybe you should come down....I got some nice birch and maple, cedars etc....I'll even cut it up to what you want....and ya can get the other thing at the same time....
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11-12-2004, 11:02 AM
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Needlefish Nazi
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 1,754
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Dowels will work fine but not from the DEPOT...........Get yourself some Quality birch or maple ones.................
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Over the Last Several Years HAB'S NEEDLEFISH Have Caught More "Confirmed" 30, 40, 50, and even 60 pound Striped Bass than any other Wooden Needlefish on the Market today. 2 Over 50lbs. and 1 Over 60lbs. in 2005 alone........... "HOOK UP WITH HAB'S" Your Best Bet For BIG BASS.....
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11-12-2004, 12:37 PM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
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What other kinds of wood are you selling salty.
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11-12-2004, 04:53 PM
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"Fishbucket"
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Bahston Hahbah
Posts: 6,588
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thanks guys!
salty check your pm's 
i was gonna get some dowells and probably shape them bye hand to make some plugs.probly stick 'em on a drill and sand them into submission. needles, poppers, spooks and such.
i'll try to find some better ones somewhear.
mike |
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11-12-2004, 04:57 PM
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got pm and see you Sunday. I got another lathe ya can use to make bodies on Sunday |
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11-12-2004, 05:26 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North shore
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They seem to have poplar, oak and that weird ramin stuff where I live. The grain is pretty inconsistent. I pick thru an entire stock to get a few lengths that I'm happy with. I use mostly the poplar. AC Moore has some stuff that you can pick thru. Look for the good tight grain.
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11-12-2004, 11:20 PM
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Dave's Guide Service
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Cape Cod
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i have 12 or 13 year old plugs i made from dowells, there still alive
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Pro Tool Club....
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11-13-2004, 06:17 AM
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Needlefish Nazi
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Quality Dowels will work FINE, A Dowel was Square before it was Round ,It will save you a Little time if you don't have the tools....................
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Over the Last Several Years HAB'S NEEDLEFISH Have Caught More "Confirmed" 30, 40, 50, and even 60 pound Striped Bass than any other Wooden Needlefish on the Market today. 2 Over 50lbs. and 1 Over 60lbs. in 2005 alone........... "HOOK UP WITH HAB'S" Your Best Bet For BIG BASS.....
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11-13-2004, 06:43 AM
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FF is going to make GRAIN tomorrow on a lathe with some real tools 
Good dowels are hard to find now-adays the one's to stay away from are the darker one's that look kinda like oak..those are the air dried one's and the moisture content is way up there and they are hard to keep paint on because they have open cells that spit air out.
Downs and Reader has decent hardwood stuff as do some of the other distributors. |
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11-13-2004, 10:52 AM
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Location: Maine
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Downes and Reader  They have everything but AYC. Best thing for me is they are less than 1/2 mile from my house |
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11-13-2004, 11:02 AM
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Really Old & Really Grumpy
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: not a clue
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u suck  all that yummy fiberous wood at your finger tips...all I get is driftwood down here  time for a  trip |
BOAT fish do count.
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11-13-2004, 11:08 AM
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Location: Maine
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11-13-2004, 12:41 PM
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Dave's Guide Service
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Cape Cod
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mac im going to mUg You..........
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Pro Tool Club....
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11-13-2004, 12:52 PM
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Registered User
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Location: Maine
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Quote:
Originally posted by bassmaster
mac im going to mUg You..........
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Not a good idea in my neighborhood. Wife has keys to the safe. That thought alone scares me sometimes  |
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11-13-2004, 12:54 PM
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Dave's Guide Service
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Cape Cod
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frig your safe, plugs............
wait , how old is your fridge |
Pro Tool Club....
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11-13-2004, 01:36 PM
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Hey Mac if you like D+R then you'd LOVE REX Lumber-they're about 8 times bigger |
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11-13-2004, 05:00 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Maine
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Quote:
Originally posted by bassmaster
frig your safe, plugs............
wait , how old is your fridge
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which one. Got one in the basement, one upstairs and a spare on the piazza that I bought last month from my brother when he moved. |
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