cheesehead
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check out these split ring pliers. I havee the blue handled ones and think they are great. http://www.luremaking.com/catalogue/catalogue-index/catalogue-items/tools/split_ring_pliers.htm
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Don't use white foam bead board style insulation, it doesn't work. It melts into a big goey glob and doesn't harden even if you can get it to spread on youre lure. I poured some out on a board and after 36 ours it was still as soft as chewing gum. I'll have to try some of those packing peanuts this weekend.
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CJ, get some mild aluminum bar stock. you can "mill" a V shaped slot in each half with a router and sharp carbide tipped bit. To taper them or make them a little fatter in the middle set up a plywood jig to hold the bar stock at a slight angle. If you decide to use this route be sure to wear a full face mask as well as a tight fitting long sleeve shirt. Aluminum shavings are a lot sharper than sawdust and can cut you up fairly quick.
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Jed, What size lures are you building? You could rout a weight slot in a large blank prior to shaping the bodies but to try and round over the edges on a lure body would be asking for trouble. The router bit will grab the lure and toss it allowing your fingers to contact the bit. I personall would not use a router on anything smaller than a sturgen decoy. Most of the wood we use to make lues is soft enough a good sharp rasp will rond over the edges faster than you can set up a router anyway.
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Try a local trophy shop they often have shirts that they can order. also look up screen pinting and embroidery in your yellow pages.
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Do you have a jig saw? : glue or clamp a 35 mm film tube to an old dull blade insert your paint bottle with a couple of cotton balls start your saw at a slow speed and your mixing things up. it also helps to put 1 or 2 BB's in the paint bottle to act as mixing balls.