Rbertalotto Posted November 5, 2020 Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 Never operated a wood lathe until tonight. Sharpened the turning tools and had at it with a piece of poplar. I think it came out nice. Jigskinz for now until I master airbrush. The issue I had was getting enough weight into it. I drilled a couple holes on the underside and balanced with a little heads up position. But I wanted to get it to 4oz and it turned out 3.5oz. Will be fishing it in Cape Cod Canal tomorrow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblue2 Posted November 5, 2020 Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Rbertalotto said: Never operated a wood lathe until tonight. Sharpened the turning tools and had at it with a piece of poplar. I think it came out nice. Jigskinz for now until I master airbrush. The issue I had was getting enough weight into it. I drilled a couple holes on the underside and balanced with a little heads up position. But I wanted to get it to 4oz and it turned out 3.5oz. Will be fishing it in Cape Cod Canal tomorrow! cool rberta looks like your off to a good start lure looks really good for your first attempt at turning a lure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted November 5, 2020 Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 Density is unevenly distributed in wooden bodies. With turned bodies you have the advantage of being able to perform a floating roll test to determine the lowest point in the float and the best location for the ballast (seal body first to prevent water ingress). I am sure you will have read about this on 'Stripers' forum, but just thought that I would mention it. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbertalotto Posted November 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 Thanks Dave...Appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 5, 2020 Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 15 hours ago, Rbertalotto said: Never operated a wood lathe until tonight. Sharpened the turning tools and had at it with a piece of poplar. I think it came out nice. Jigskinz for now until I master airbrush. The issue I had was getting enough weight into it. I drilled a couple holes on the underside and balanced with a little heads up position. But I wanted to get it to 4oz and it turned out 3.5oz. Will be fishing it in Cape Cod Canal tomorrow! Nice! Depending on the lure's size, you may have to give it a fatter profile to give yourself enough room to add additional belly ballast. You can always thin it afterward with a sanding block to remove some of the buoyancy the fatter body will provide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKandy Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Nice job Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
