What I have been working on.

Just started this plug building thing and finally managed to finish a few a poppers and have a few littering my desk in various stages
of construction.

My first take at making a few spooks and two unfinished swimmers/topwater baits haven't decided what they will end up as yet.

Heres the rest of them in one shot up in the left are five unfinished spooks and to the right are five unfinished swimmers. In the middle are six small poppers that will be through wired, and lastly my first group of completed plugs not much compared to whats been posted on this forum but you got to start somewhere.

Great start Buddah, a couple suggestions since your are carving by hand

a) buy yourself a sure form( Stanley make them)
b) buy a sanding block and 150 grit sand paper

you will save yourself time and you will have a better end product.

Here is a picture of the equipment that I use to make my hand carved plugs


Keep up the great work!!

One question Vin by sure form do you mean the planer or the cutting box, I've been searching and found quite a few of their products are called sure form.

buddah wrote:One question Vin by sure form do you mean the planer or the cutting box, I've been searching and found quite a few of their products are called sure form.

Here is a link

http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?TYPE=CATEGORY&CATEGORY=SURFORM+TOOLS+AND+BLADES

I use this one 21-399 - 6" Surform Pocket Plane

Minivin5 wrote:
Here is a link

http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?TYPE=CATEGORY&CATEGORY=SURFORM+TOOLS+AND+BLADES

I use this one 21-399 - 6" Surform Pocket Plane

Thanks, just what exactly do you use the planer for , never used one before.

I shape my plug with it, like a knife but more control, here is a picture.



You can use dowels or square stock it does not matter, the Surform will knock down any wood really. I find that Douglas Fir, Basswood, and AYC (Alaskan Yellow Cedar) carve the best. Douglas Fir is by far the cheapest.

Wow, thanks Vin looks much simpler and cleaner than by using a knife, will have to pick one up.

you're a good dude vin!