Inspired by spoopa

Your metal forming skills are incredible. That has a very nice shape JOHN

Ditto what JBlaze said. Those are very sharp.

Hmmm, why not have the wire attaching the beads cross wise. Some groove on the bead might even make them spin during retrieve.

Hey there Dieter,

Those spoons have a really clean and professional look to them, I really like that:wink:. lol just got back from fishing this weekend and yet again the spoons did pretty well:yeah:. Also another thing that looks really cool is the bead that you put in the center of them, I bet that puts a lot of flash out. Ever since you showed me all those links I have been brain storming on doing some spoons of my own, I have also started doing some inline spinners for pike and I been making my own blades for them:eek:! Its been a lot of fun lately and I cant thank you enough for all that you showed me:worship:.

Thats a really cool that you were inspired by the spoons that my dad made, I have been wanting to make some a lil bit thicker and larger for the larger trout though.

Thanks, Jacob

You are truly the Metal Meister!

Thanks a lot for kind words , people:worship: !

@ LaPala

In fact I have been thinking over a similar thing before , but never put it to practise , since it would be quite an added work effort :

I intend to make an elongated slot crosswise the spoon , with a wire piece through its lengthwise center and one or two solid metal beads rigged onto it , .......so as the spoons rocks and wiggles , the beads would slide up and down the slot generating a clicking noise , as they hit the ends of the slot and one another .

Problem is , that such "piercings" MUST be made , after the spoon's cupping and curvature is finally done , and at this stage one cannot fix it in a vise anymore , also it is headache to work on stainless steel with hand tools , but yet small hobby router bits for a "Dremel" would certainly be beyond their limits with SSt as well .

But I already have an idea on my mind about a wooden jig , so I can cut the slot on my hobby routing machine or extend a row of holes to a slot by filing ,....... to make it easier , I would make the spoon blank out of brass sheet .

@ spoopa

Remember , if you need any help or advice about making spoons , call back in:yes: !

You're sounding very passionate about making spoons;) , ....and passion is , what you need for it , because metals can be tough to work on , especially stainless steel .

The holes for the beads I have furnished with a conical drill bit especially designed for drilling through metal sheets , .......ordinary drill bits are poblematic , since especially the larger ones tend to bite into the material , so you can't hold the blanks anymore(also can't easily fix 'em for drilling , so I just hold them on a piece of wood on a drill press) , which can get a bit hazardous for the unexperienced .

Also the holes tend to run off center or become not quite round this way , in every way it is better to drill multiple times , getting sligthly larger time after time .

Thanks again guys:worship: , I really appreciate you comments:yes: !

greetz , Dieter:yay:

Hmm Diemai, for clacking sound maybe you shouldn't over engineer it and just glue or weld a SS rattle chamber to the spoon would work fine. As for my suggestion the spinning bead or maybe a even a wheel is more for visual appeal and with a wheel it might give that extra vibration. Metel work is beyond me so I can only suggest

@ LaPala

.....but sucha wheel would only work on a spoon , that rides topwater , submerged it would not spin , I suppose ,...... since the current would engage onto to both sides up and down the center axis ?????

I don't mind about making sucha rattle construction , I'd find soldering or welding more elaborate , don't have welding gear , anyway .

Also thought about rigging a plastic jig rattle with a simple wire loop , but these are not that loud , I guess ?

greetz:yay: , diemai