balsa wood carvnig

crankybait · 02-14-06, 07:14 PM

hey guys... today in art, i forgot to tell you, my teacher showed us some balsa wood to use for our popart. the stuff is so soft and light! then i realized that this stuff was good to carve. i have two 7 by 7 inch peices about a centimeter thick each. any ideas on making something? perhaps cut the peices smaller, and use about 8 peices to make a lipless crank? id hollow out a few layers and stick splitshots in em. any other ideaS?

betursweetbass · 02-15-06, 01:06 PM

I like to build remote control gliders/sailplanes now and then. I have some experience with balsa wood, it's easy to work with and I enjoy it, but the job your talking about would be time consuming and fairly difficult. Maybe fun though to try it, let us know if you do and take digi pics to share with all. OH ....and balsa wood is like a sponge, take care about what type of glues you use and the paints/liquids you put on it. Good Luck

crankybait · 02-15-06, 07:02 PM

ok, well the point was for it to be time consuming, if youve ever noticed how much time i spend on this site waiting for new replies. so thats a plus. and my art teacher has some wierd glueish stuff thats a water sealent that glosses and dries clear. ill get the name later, its in my homework pad. paints, im thinking the vinyl paint she has. she has 3 different kinds. one is the regular crayola paletts, the others are acrylic and vinyl. i dont have a digital camera, but ill scan it

bass kicker · 02-15-06, 07:09 PM

with that lenght and thickness of wood i would suggest a walking type bait

crankybait · 02-15-06, 07:32 PM

walking type bait??? expand please... thanks

bass kicker · 02-15-06, 07:55 PM

like a skitter walk or zara spook look the up in the bps cataloge

lovinfishin9 · 02-15-06, 09:58 PM

yeah a spook is a walking bait, i bought one a while ago, cant wait for the water to warm up to try it out.

Bendersbe16 · 02-15-06, 10:12 PM

yea same here just bout a spook about a month ago... just got to wait till may 14th!

crankybait · 02-15-06, 10:25 PM

oh, i have the zara pooch. looks sorta alike. i think ill go with the skitterwalk look, looks more fun and looks better. besides, i need some rapala like lures

scrap · 02-15-06, 11:03 PM

make a popper, tie on a small piece of balsa wood, paint it red, some feathers and u have a light weight popper, guaranteed to catch a fish

Christopherkeene9 · 02-16-06, 07:09 AM

While everyone is on this subject. What do you prefer better for hangning hooks. The hangers or screw eyes with split rings??

Chris

Working on a new lure and don't know which one to use.

JB · 02-16-06, 07:35 AM

I'd say hangers

K-Driz · 02-16-06, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrap

make a popper, tie on a small piece of balsa wood, paint it red, some feathers and u have a light weight popper, guaranteed to catch a fish

Since the wood is only a centimeter thick, your popper could take on the look of a Storm Chug Bug. They're not tall, but they are wide, and they work!

crankybait · 02-16-06, 03:55 PM

chug bug? ill google that

crankybait · 02-16-06, 03:57 PM

oh. and today i found small peices of wood shaped like lurebills in the classroom. theyre weak but they could probably be used as a splashbait lip

bassintom · 02-16-06, 06:31 PM

your mom must think you're nuts....lmao!

Christopherkeene9 · 02-16-06, 06:35 PM

hangers with split rings???

Chris

crankybait · 02-16-06, 08:53 PM

my mom does think im nuts. im going to have to catch a few fish and prove her wrong.

bass kicker · 02-16-06, 09:12 PM

i have used both and havent had a problem with either with screws you need one with big treads or a fish could yank it out

crankybait · 02-16-06, 09:57 PM

i hot glued the screw eyes into the body of my bait...

bass kicker · 02-16-06, 10:00 PM

put super glue around the base of the screw were the screw and wood meet

Christopherkeene9 · 02-16-06, 10:53 PM

Nah i use better, Screw eyes and epoxy on the screw. Let that stuff set for about 24 hours. Broke the hook instead of pulling out on my last lure when it got caught in some rip rap.

Chris

lizardsrule · 02-16-06, 10:57 PM

WOW, I've been waiting and waiting for someone to say "Why not make a replica of Bagley's Balsa B original crankbait"

http://www.bagleybait.com/4.html

Lizards

islandbass · 02-17-06, 04:14 AM

Cranky,

Make a popper or a propeller bait first.You can also use water based acrylic paints that you can get a walmart for about $0.69.

A walking type bait will need to be weighted just right to get the proper action. Poppers and prop baits are also cigar shaped but weight is less an issue in balancing the lure. Even if you're off a bit, the hooks will usually be sufficient to get the bait to sit correctly. Good luck

Christopherkeene9 · 02-17-06, 07:06 AM

Lizards I picked up one of those baits at boaters world about a month and a half ago and still haven't got to use it yet. What type of condtions for it? and how deep do those dive?

Chris

02-14-06, 07:14 PM	#1
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	balsa wood carvnig hey guys... today in art, i forgot to tell you, my teacher showed us some balsa wood to use for our popart. the stuff is so soft and light! then i realized that this stuff was good to carve. i have two 7 by 7 inch peices about a centimeter thick each. any ideas on making something? perhaps cut the peices smaller, and use about 8 peices to make a lipless crank? id hollow out a few layers and stick splitshots in em. any other ideaS?

02-15-06, 07:09 PM	#4
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	with that lenght and thickness of wood i would suggest a walking type bait __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

02-15-06, 07:55 PM	#6
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	like a skitter walk or zara spook look the up in the bps cataloge __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

02-15-06, 09:58 PM	#7
lovinfishin9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Middletown, VA Posts: 566	yeah a spook is a walking bait, i bought one a while ago, cant wait for the water to warm up to try it out. __________________ Take your caviar and that fish that ain't cooked, take if off a cracker and throw it on a hook. :D :)

02-15-06, 10:12 PM	#8
Bendersbe16 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bloomington, MN Posts: 179	yea same here just bout a spook about a month ago... just got to wait till may 14th! __________________ Bloomington, Minnesota What do u call a life dedacated to fishing? I call it a life time well spent

02-15-06, 01:06 PM	#2
betursweetbass BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 646	I like to build remote control gliders/sailplanes now and then. I have some experience with balsa wood, it's easy to work with and I enjoy it, but the job your talking about would be time consuming and fairly difficult. Maybe fun though to try it, let us know if you do and take digi pics to share with all. OH ....and balsa wood is like a sponge, take care about what type of glues you use and the paints/liquids you put on it. Good Luck

02-15-06, 07:02 PM	#3
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	ok, well the point was for it to be time consuming, if youve ever noticed how much time i spend on this site waiting for new replies. so thats a plus. and my art teacher has some wierd glueish stuff thats a water sealent that glosses and dries clear. ill get the name later, its in my homework pad. paints, im thinking the vinyl paint she has. she has 3 different kinds. one is the regular crayola paletts, the others are acrylic and vinyl. i dont have a digital camera, but ill scan it

02-15-06, 07:32 PM	#5
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	walking type bait??? expand please... thanks

02-15-06, 10:25 PM	#9
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	oh, i have the zara pooch. looks sorta alike. i think ill go with the skitterwalk look, looks more fun and looks better. besides, i need some rapala like lures

02-15-06, 11:03 PM	#10
scrap BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 217	make a popper, tie on a small piece of balsa wood, paint it red, some feathers and u have a light weight popper, guaranteed to catch a fish

02-16-06, 07:09 AM	#11
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	While everyone is on this subject. What do you prefer better for hangning hooks. The hangers or screw eyes with split rings?? Chris Working on a new lure and don't know which one to use.

02-16-06, 07:35 AM	#12
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I'd say hangers

02-16-06, 03:55 PM	#14
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	chug bug? ill google that

02-16-06, 03:57 PM	#15
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	oh. and today i found small peices of wood shaped like lurebills in the classroom. theyre weak but they could probably be used as a splashbait lip

02-16-06, 06:31 PM	#16
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	your mom must think you're nuts....lmao! __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

02-16-06, 06:35 PM	#17
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	hangers with split rings??? Chris

02-16-06, 08:53 PM	#18
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	my mom does think im nuts. im going to have to catch a few fish and prove her wrong.

02-16-06, 09:12 PM	#19
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	i have used both and havent had a problem with either with screws you need one with big treads or a fish could yank it out __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

02-16-06, 09:57 PM	#20
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	i hot glued the screw eyes into the body of my bait...

02-16-06, 10:00 PM	#21
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	put super glue around the base of the screw were the screw and wood meet __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

02-16-06, 10:53 PM	#22
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Nah i use better, Screw eyes and epoxy on the screw. Let that stuff set for about 24 hours. Broke the hook instead of pulling out on my last lure when it got caught in some rip rap. Chris

02-16-06, 10:57 PM	#23
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	WOW, I've been waiting and waiting for someone to say "Why not make a replica of Bagley's Balsa B original crankbait" http://www.bagleybait.com/4.html Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

02-17-06, 04:14 AM	#24
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Cranky, Make a popper or a propeller bait first.You can also use water based acrylic paints that you can get a walmart for about $0.69. A walking type bait will need to be weighted just right to get the proper action. Poppers and prop baits are also cigar shaped but weight is less an issue in balancing the lure. Even if you're off a bit, the hooks will usually be sufficient to get the bait to sit correctly. Good luck __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

02-17-06, 07:06 AM	#25
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Lizards I picked up one of those baits at boaters world about a month and a half ago and still haven't got to use it yet. What type of condtions for it? and how deep do those dive? Chris

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