Poppers - continued

[benniejordaan]

I decided I'll be making 2 at a time. One on it's own gets lonely.

 

[benniejordaan]

The bottom.

 

[benniejordaan]

This one never came out that well. The glitter line is too straight and there is no straight lines in nature. It also needs a few more coats of clear.

 

[benniejordaan]

The top. The lighting is not doing it any justice though.

 

[BigMatt]

great stuff bennie!

 

[benniejordaan]

You will see I have a coaster keeping them from rolling. It's because they are oval not round.

Thanks BM

 

[shagnrelease]

very nice, I like brother!!

 

[Tyrone ter bruggen]

Looking Schweet, all you needing now is some ruthless dorries to arrive!

Keep it up mate!

 

[tauruck]

Bennie, unreal. The eyes, the finish, everything. Sweeet.

 

[Glider]

Bennie, looking great!! Tested the braai you made me for the first time this weekend. Worked great. Had some hotdogs on the water!!

Cheers!

 

[benniejordaan]

Glider wrote:

Bennie, looking great!! Tested the braai you made me for the first time this weekend. Worked great. Had some hotdogs on the water!!

Cheers!

Good stuff.
It really is lekker to have a nice hot boerie roll or burger on the water. especially in summer for those long labourious trolling days.

Cheers

 

[BigVan]

Jislaaik Laaitie

You have some talent man. Sell your business or give it to your wife and just make poppers and lekker stuff for fishing. If you get bored go fishing. Nice stuff man.

Cheers

 

[Swagman]

Very very nice. How did you do the eyes?

 

[benniejordaan]

Swagman wrote:

Very very nice. How did you do the eyes?

Thanks!
Fortunately I have a Vinyl cutter. So it is a piece of takkie! I also use it to cut templates to do the paint work.

 

[zamarlin]

Very neat. Are you screwing the end eyes in or do you split the body and run the metal all the way through?

 

[zamarlin]

Oh, I read the second post first. Very neat indeed. I used two pieces of wood glued together with a newspaper page in between. After turning it can be split to insert the metal rod down the middle. Weights can be inserted too and on completion you glue the two pieces together, paint and off you go.

 

[benniejordaan]

zamarlin wrote:

Oh, I read the second post first. Very neat indeed. I used two pieces of wood glued together with a newspaper page in between. After turning it can be split to insert the metal rod down the middle. Weights can be inserted too and on completion you glue the two pieces together, paint and off you go.

Very good idea that! Post some stuff please!

 

[zamarlin]

I'll do so in December when home again. Am at work in Luanda and far from my gear. I lived north of Xai Xai years ago and lost so much gear on the bricks with kingies that I started making my own. Spoons from white metal off railway truck bearings and melted into cement moulds, sanded and shaped was how I started. Progressed to wood and inserted lead weights for the distance. Painting was a mission and never lasted, but the teeth holes and captures made it worthwhile.

 

[Nepptune]

Very nice work Bennie.... are you going to be putting a belly swivel into them at some point for a second hook?

 

[benniejordaan]

Nepptune wrote:

Very nice work Bennie.... are you going to be putting a belly swivel into them at some point for a second hook?

Howzit,
The mould has previsions for it, but these are only 160mm long poppers so not really necessary.

Thanks Bud!