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bbduc

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Here's a small 4 inch cedar fire tiger noise maker. I put it together for a friend. After I finished and ran it in the tub for the final check I really had second thoughts about handing it over to him. I may have to build another one. This is the smallest one I've built and I like the size.

The first one I built for him was out of poplar and it ran fine until I put 3 coats of etex on and it slowly sank to the bottom. :eek::(

Disappointed I ventured back to the garage and found some cedar and started over and this is the result. :)

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diemai

This is a real nice one , I like the paint job :yes:.

Don't know , which thickness the paddle blade is , but possibly try using 0,5 milimetres stainless steel sheet instead of brass , it weights a little less than brass of same thickness.......but keep away from aluminium sheet ,... though the lightest metal , it does not generate as much noise as it shoulders into the water .

Always try obtaining the possibly lightest wood , I use only abachewood for topwaters , I guess over there in the US your local pinewood is not too heavy ?

To add buoancy to a lureblank you might as well drill some holes in its back , fill them with buoyant material(balsa , hardfoam , etc .)

and close them with epoxy or putty .

welldone topwater indeed :yes:!

greetz:yay: , diemai

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