bassomatic Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I know this will sound a little crazy but as of late I've been wondering how one could, on a small scale, make hooks. I would think given the correct SS stock you could bend, sharpen, temper and then hone the point. I can think of a couple of intuitive ways to add a basic barb prior to tempering. Anyone know if that's how it was done in ye "olden" days b4 teh availablility of affordable mass production? aside from sticks a bits of bone hooks Maybe I'm just a romantic but it would be pretty interesting to have handmade all parts of a lure from the raw materials. I'm thinking of hooks for spinners by the way, not fancy trebles. Please go easy on me, this is my first post and forum searches only turned up manufactured hook info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Very interesting concept “to have handmade all parts of a lure from the raw materials”. I read in a fly tying magazine where there are people that still make custom fishing hooks for fly tyers. The art is in the tempering. Unfortunately I can’t remember the issue….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Wow Dude, Are you looking to re-create the wheel. Realistically, anything can be done, like the good old days. The question is do you have the time and the knowledge to invest in this. I would think, that stainless steel would not be my first choice of hook. Depends on what grade you get, SS is very brittle. If you use it and harden it, it will probably snap. My first choice would be cold rolled steel hooks or spring steel. You will probably end up making tempered hooks, because I do not believe you can forge hooks at home. Just my guess. Then you can oil quench them or water quench them for hardness. Then the question comes in, what hardness is going to work correctly on the brinnel scale. To me this is way above my head. I know the process, and how it's done, but like anything else, there is a lot of inside information that needs to be obtained to get to this point. Then you have barbs and sharpening the point. This is way beyond my scope...........Good Luck...Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Anyone know if that's how it was done in ye "olden" days b4 teh availablility of affordable mass production? What are using as the date for the industrial revolution? I am getting pretty close to 50 yrs old, and I don't remember a time when Grandpa made 'em on the forge... Horse shoes, yeah, fish hooks??? The same man used to roll his cigarettes, make new bolts and parts for old farm equipment, and never got rid of his old oil, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffy_duck Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I make for me hooks, but I think that everybody do this,or I wrong? It is Simple to do ,but hard to explane in details in correct english. all you need is a round piese of metal for forming the round of hook,drilled by diameter with small (i dont know the english name ,sorry) ''hole maker'',a piese of steel wire ,and a glas with cocniac. I try to post some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel7@mac.com Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Bulgarian Ain't No Worse Than Hillbilly, Looks Ok To Me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesabooger Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 I've thought of doing this myself, but what material would you start with to make a wire treble. What kind of wire and how would you temper it? BTW Bassomatic, have you caught anything on those Misfits lures...haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
