Thanks for the reply. The wood I went with is Cedar (since I am currently getting full blown access to a buddy cedar shop on weekends). I really like the Huddleston baits and that is the type of body style and look I am going for creating my first couple runs out of wood but then moving over to the molding process. We are fishing Largemouth Bass in Texas and the black gizzard style shads seem to work the best. I do plan on rounding the body a bit more but also keep the bottom a bit more flat. Let me ask you this, what would you suggest I keep doing to get that rounded end style?