Wife turned some lures

[Surf Hunter]

So Shannon invaded the lathe and came out with these two poppers, they are turned from yellow cedar. I sealed them and primed them, then she went nuts on the marbleized paint. I have no clue how she did it (I better watch next time) but she did say it is the same process as how she used to marbleize paper.

Hope ya'll like em,
Tom

[Bubbaette]

Very pretty. I'll definately have to try that when I actually get to touch the lathe. My son has pretty much taken over it for now.

Is the hardware from a kit or just parts you'll picked up somewhere?

[bill]

Kinda looks like she used thin paint and a toothpick. I have done "swirles" on other things but not a lure yet.

[Surf Hunter]

Thanks all,
no kits for the hardware, she through drilled the body and we have S/S welding wire from the nose to the tail wraps, grommets on the belly with a swivel hanging on the wire, hook on swivel.
She did not do the tooth pick thing but actually dipped the plugs in some kind of alum bath, then let them dry, she then dipped in something else that had the paint floating on it.
Here is a google search I found with something similar to what she did:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...6/ai_n16004944

[WillieP]

Now that is talent. Great work.

[Bobby]

Very nice. Love the paint.

[trodery]

Nice!

[bill]

Originally Posted by Surf Hunter

Thanks all,
no kits for the hardware, she through drilled the body and we have S/S welding wire from the nose to the tail wraps, grommets on the belly with a swivel hanging on the wire, hook on swivel.
She did not do the tooth pick thing but actually dipped the plugs in some kind of alum bath, then let them dry, she then dipped in something else that had the paint floating on it.
Here is a google search I found with something similar to what she did:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...6/ai_n16004944

That is cool. I saw a show where they were doing that with t-shirts.

[slip knot]

Looks great and good trick on the wire going through. How about the front hook, is it screwed in or somehow attached to the wire going through. I like them.

[Surf Hunter]

There is a hole in the belly that a swivel goes into then the wire passes through the eye of the swivel holding it in place. Makes for a very strong, very secure method of holding the hooks in place.We also use grommets on the belly hole to protect the wood from the swivel and hook.