Travis

The gauges are notoriously worthless in many bandsaws and can't recall ever coming across any article or instruction made by "pros" that would recommend setting a blade tension using them. Especially if you have swapped springs out to a more robust version.

Any music sound and you are way over tightening the blade. Alex Snodgrass set up video is about as easy as it gets...quick and excellent results.

I have some old ones left and I have new ones. I find the old ones on the end of the rod a lot more often than the new ones but that is a coincidence.

Several of the fish carving books have some very good how to paint a fish using a brush. Freshwater Fish Carving (James Filger) is the one that I think of first that is sitting on my shelf. Now if you want to really feel inadequate take a look at..... http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/08/new-aquatic-wildlife-painted-in-layers-of-resin-by-keng-lye/ http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/01/riusuke-fukahori-paints-three-dimensional-goldfish-embedded-in-layers-of-resin/ and for those of us that like to try realistic lures.... http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/06/artist-ryousuke-ohtake-carves-incredibly-realistic-lobster-from-boxwood/

Iwata or Pasche is the route I would go. Budgeting is a good practice but I hate seeing it used in posts because it translates to what is the cheapest route and for many that is about the only deciding factor. Very rarely (especially if the individual has actually used other products) is cheap the route to go sure they will stick to their guns and use "good enough", "not a professional", "hobby", etc... but bottom line they have junk and it is an inferior product. Stick to a feasible budget and buy soundly and you will end up with tools that meet your needs with a lot less frustration.

Band saw hands down in my book and really not even a comparison in my book, especially if willing to spend a little more money on a saw and accessories. It also opens up other avenues in regard to woodworking if interested. A band saw excels in comparison to the scroll saw in about every aspect. You can resaw stock for use, easily cut profile (doesn't have to be exact as sanding cleans it up) or get a Carter Saw Blade stabilizer and you can cut darn near any profile you want. I cut most of my lips with the metal snips or stack them and cut a dozen or more at once on the band saw. http://www.carterproducts.com/band-saw-products/band-saw-stabilizer/stabilizer-demo-videos Last video for example imagine that a block of basswood and you have several crank patterns laid out on that block. After you cut the profiles then flip the block and start cutting 1/2, 3/4 slices you end up with how many blanks in how much time.

The lip on a crank should be taking a beating in most fishing situations, just make sure it is glued in good. I use 5 minute epoxy also.

I recall a similar thread also now I think about it. I guess it just depends on how one interprets the rule as to me "show me your workshop" really doesn't clarify any sort of question. Personally I just would find it more useful to have pics (no matter what they retain to) in threads, never been to a site that hasn't allowed it.

Mark is right based on the rules of the site. I have always felt this is about the worst possible rule for a site to implement as it destroys any fluidity in the posts/threads and ultimately reduces the use of the site. I see it as an archaic throwback to earlier days of computing something more in line to late 90's internet/computer usage. I would hope that at some point things will change and we can have threads with pictures to add to the content.

Search the forum crayons were a topic along with a few other options.. probably 8 to 9 years ago.

I always have added an opaque color to the mix when you need solid black tails......

I thought I had mixed in glass before with no issues but maybe I am wrong.

Wal Mart should have both the Pyrex and Anchor (batter bowl) 2 qt measuring cups and should be near 10 bucks. Those marketed as batter bowls are usually better option as more depth. I don't know if the Anchor still is but it was deeper at one point. I used the pamper chef version and anchor for a brief period of time before I made my presto pot.

Batter bowls....and they will be soda lime glass and actually are just as safe if not safer than borosilicate and will run around 15 bucks.

To be honest TU hasn't been that bad with advertisements as in the past they were mainly related. I had to go with ad block because of other sites I frequented became essentially unusable because of it. Adds were being inserted into posts, if you accidentally scrolled over key words an add would show up, etc... everything was bogging down. I just left it on for all the sites. Ad block was just recently an issue as prior had no issues with it, will assume that the next update will be fine to run with the site as it seams to be a constant game in the grand scheme of things. Firefox is sort of like many things, not a bad choice but the writing is on the wall unless they make some major changes to compete.

I am having the same issue in Chrome if you try using the full version. Using the IP board (horrible) option only way to access the site currently. I guess I could use IE also but... This happened before a few years ago and I don't recall the work around/fix. added.... couldn't even see most of the posts they reappeared and noted the AD block issue (darn advertising).

This is how I usually approach it. For most molds easy enough for me to pour one cup in my left hand and then the other in my right. I pour the main body and then slow the pour to a thin stream and then pour the tail and flow both colors to meet.

Active fish throw what ever you want as it is going to get slammed. No need for any special bait.

A true hunter is not predictable and increases hangups in my book once you get into shallow cover and often misses hitting structure. Most of these strikes are reaction strikes so a true running crank fished with purpose will outshine a hunter in these areas because it is in your control. Much easier to deflect a crank off of cover when it runs true and not snag in my experience than chucking a hunter into this stuff. It becomes more evident when I have fished with guys that are great crank guys compared to my inept self.

Over the years I still find myself turning to the simple Gene Larew Salty Craw. I always end up trying "sexier" craws but don't find any of them any better. If I need something flappy much rather chuck a spider grub.

Fishing from the shore one should still hit all the cover you can. I fished a lot of ponds and small lakes in college and the key was always to find the worst crap to fish in. I also added waders to the mix but mainly relied on beefed up tackle. I see the same thing now in this area when it comes to stream smallies. "Guys in the know" are good anglers because they do exactly this and know how to break down a stream and skip bad water. High dollar baits get used frequently and put through the ringer. With braided lines, o rings, hook selection, etc.. baits are thrown into these area to pull out bragging smallies from skinny water. Sure you loose a bait now and then but a few 20 inch plus smallies far out weigh the few baits lost and those that do year in year out catch a lot of fish and a lot of bigger fish. Rarely does one go after a bait as the spot is shot if you go in after but you can straighten the hooks or open the o ring and get your bait back and still catch fish the next catch, which is important as these are small waters and the good trophy fish spots far and few in a given stretch of stream.

Couldn't agree more Skeeter.

All I have ever done to remove plastic is to pinch a portion of it and it peels out with no effort. Now I haven't bought any cups in probably 3 years as I stocked up on them a a buck a piece one year and maybe something else has changed.

Never had any issues with the Anchor Hocking cups (I believe all glass produced now is soda lime when it comes to bakeware/measuring no matter the brand due to the cost, switched over early 2000 I think.)

No thermometer here either. Eyeball is all I have ever done as it isn't exactly all that complicated.