benniejordaan
Sealiner
It is seldom that I do 2 projects at the same time. I usually make 1 unique lure at a time and hardly ever repeat it, barring a few that have been successful. Denis asked me to post a step by step on the next project, so here goes. Guys please feel free to throw rocks at it or make recommendations. No offence taken!
I am making 2 lures here, a popper and a plug. The processes are the same excluding the belly ring/swivel I do.
1. First step was to cut a piece of wood, 50mm longer than I want the lure to end up.
2. Mark the centre on both ends and drill a 3mm pilot hole, they only need to be about 10mm deep and are only there to centre the block on the lathe.
3. Once on the lathe, I machine it just to get it round first, then I start shaping it. When I shape a lure, I just get stuck into it, no plans and design it as I go.
Here is a tool I made to create the popper hollow in front.
4. Once machined and shaped, I did the final shaping of tiny alterations with 40# sand paper, then I sand with 200# and finally with 600#. By doing this, no further sanding is required other than the cleaning on the holes still to be drilled.
5. Then I find the centre of both ends and the belly ring position and drill a 3mm pilot hole first. The belly hole is drilled with a 10mm drill just a bit deeper than where the centre of the lure will be. From the front and back, I drilled a hole through to the belly hole from each end.
I used a centre bit to clean and tidy the holes.
6. Next I marked where I want the eyes to be and again I used a 10mm wood drill to recess the holes and make “eye socketsâ€.
7. Then I used commercially available eyes, 10mm diameter and simply glued them into the sockets. Sometimes I make my own eye with vinyl.
8. Next, onto my painting jig (Thanks mark for showing me how to do this one). I just painted with what seems like 100 coats of clear 2 pack epoxy. That’s it!
9. Meanwhile, I’ve started on the wire rigging. Here I’m using 1,6mm diameter 304 SS wire. I start by making a ring on one end.
10. Making the weight for the tail, I just make them by machining a ball sinker on the lathe. I don’t make enough lures like these to pour them in bulk.
I’m still waiting for the popper to dry, so I started on the plug. Basically the same process used, but this time, I’m not using a swivel for the belly ring. Instead I’m going to make a loop. Then feed the main wire through the lure, with the made belly “loop†in place. It is just 2 loops, made 90 degrees to each other, the one sitting out is longer.
Then I just poured about 2,5 Oz of lead into the belly.
In front I got a 6mm stainless steel pop rivet, removed the pin and drilled the hole open to accept the wire ring with coils.
The plug got some eyes, a flashy scale effect and is being painted. I decided that since it is just clear, I assembled the lure completely before paint.
I will post pics of the completed lures once complete.
I am making 2 lures here, a popper and a plug. The processes are the same excluding the belly ring/swivel I do.
1. First step was to cut a piece of wood, 50mm longer than I want the lure to end up.
2. Mark the centre on both ends and drill a 3mm pilot hole, they only need to be about 10mm deep and are only there to centre the block on the lathe.
3. Once on the lathe, I machine it just to get it round first, then I start shaping it. When I shape a lure, I just get stuck into it, no plans and design it as I go.
Here is a tool I made to create the popper hollow in front.
4. Once machined and shaped, I did the final shaping of tiny alterations with 40# sand paper, then I sand with 200# and finally with 600#. By doing this, no further sanding is required other than the cleaning on the holes still to be drilled.
5. Then I find the centre of both ends and the belly ring position and drill a 3mm pilot hole first. The belly hole is drilled with a 10mm drill just a bit deeper than where the centre of the lure will be. From the front and back, I drilled a hole through to the belly hole from each end.
I used a centre bit to clean and tidy the holes.
6. Next I marked where I want the eyes to be and again I used a 10mm wood drill to recess the holes and make “eye socketsâ€.
7. Then I used commercially available eyes, 10mm diameter and simply glued them into the sockets. Sometimes I make my own eye with vinyl.
8. Next, onto my painting jig (Thanks mark for showing me how to do this one). I just painted with what seems like 100 coats of clear 2 pack epoxy. That’s it!
9. Meanwhile, I’ve started on the wire rigging. Here I’m using 1,6mm diameter 304 SS wire. I start by making a ring on one end.
10. Making the weight for the tail, I just make them by machining a ball sinker on the lathe. I don’t make enough lures like these to pour them in bulk.
I’m still waiting for the popper to dry, so I started on the plug. Basically the same process used, but this time, I’m not using a swivel for the belly ring. Instead I’m going to make a loop. Then feed the main wire through the lure, with the made belly “loop†in place. It is just 2 loops, made 90 degrees to each other, the one sitting out is longer.
Then I just poured about 2,5 Oz of lead into the belly.
In front I got a 6mm stainless steel pop rivet, removed the pin and drilled the hole open to accept the wire ring with coils.
The plug got some eyes, a flashy scale effect and is being painted. I decided that since it is just clear, I assembled the lure completely before paint.
I will post pics of the completed lures once complete.
