02-14-06, 07:14 PM | #1 |
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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?
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02-15-06, 01:06 PM | #2 |
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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
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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
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with that lenght and thickness of wood i would suggest a walking type bait
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walking type bait??? expand please... thanks
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like a skitter walk or zara spook look the up in the bps cataloge
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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.
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yea same here just bout a spook about a month ago... just got to wait till may 14th!
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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
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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
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While everyone is on this subject. What do you prefer better for hangning hooks. The hangers or screw eyes with split rings??
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I'd say hangers
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chug bug? ill google that
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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
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your mom must think you're nuts....lmao!
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hangers with split rings???
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my mom does think im nuts. im going to have to catch a few fish and prove her wrong.
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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
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i hot glued the screw eyes into the body of my bait...
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put super glue around the base of the screw were the screw and wood meet
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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.
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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
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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
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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?
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