lazaro Posted December 2, 2024 Report Share Posted December 2, 2024 Hi everyone I'm making wood lures out of red cedar While casting one, I hit a metal pole and the lure just broke in half In that lure, the grains where cut in diagonal to the lure profile I'm guessing that I didn't cut the wood grains in the correct direction Can you please give me any suggestions Tks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted December 3, 2024 Report Share Posted December 3, 2024 My vote would be horizontal, or nose to tail. Dave 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazaro Posted December 3, 2024 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2024 Tks Vodkaman Funny thing is that the lure continued performing well, even without the tail part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abubakar01 Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 On 12/3/2024 at 1:14 AM, lazaro said: Hi everyone I'm making wood lures out of red cedar While casting one, I hit a metal pole and the lure just broke in half In that lure, the grains where cut in diagonal to the lure profile I'm guessing that I didn't cut the wood grains in the correct direction Can you please give me any suggestions Tks root canal vs tooth extraction You're right—wood grain direction is crucial for lure strength. Try cutting the grain parallel to the lure’s length to improve durability. Also, sealing with epoxy or reinforcing with a through-wire can help prevent breakage on impact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieb8 Posted February 12 Report Share Posted February 12 yes as above stated. otherwise the stregnth issue becomes very real. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
