Image Above: Pine Devil Minnows
Despite all the things I have piled on my plate I actually
got back to making some new lures based on my prototype devil minnow. I redrew
the drawings and made some router templates from them and then cut out ten blanks,
from these only five were worth using as it has been a while since I have used
a router. I got hold of some ‘redwood’ which in this country is Scots Pine.
Although not a hardwood it is no bad to work with but it really doesn’t like
being cut across the grain. The shape
came out a little boxier than the original but the dimensions matched pretty well.
Rather than use lead I opted for nontoxic fishing weights,
something I have wanted to do for a while. Having yet to decide colour schemes I
went a bit mad with this lot and sprayed whatever was in the can adding halved
plastic beads for eyes. I still have a lot to learn about making these in volume
and a long way to go with finishes and colour schemes. So I am off to the lake to test them out.
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