FrogAddict Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Why not screw down your blank from the underside onto a larger piece of plywood, clamp the plywood to your bench and then use a router with a bearing to work around the blank? Yes you would have a couple holes to fill on the blank but you'd be safer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 If you just cut your profile with a scroll saw or band saw on the end of the piece of wood leaving the tail end still attached to the board you can route 90% of the bait then just cut it off the board and hand finish the small tail section by hand. There is a youtube video of this in action on a router table and is as safe as any other piece of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty's Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 If I ever get over this relapse of pneumonia and get back in my shop I'll take a picture of something. I guarantee you will never look at a router table the same way again. I can round 5-6 baits a minute and all the while extremely safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) I like FrogAddict's suggestion, filling a couple of screw holes is very little effort, especially on a flat blank. Looking forward to Salty's method with great anticipation - get well soon Dave Edited May 1, 2014 by Vodkaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 I like FrogAddict's suggestion, filling a couple of screw holes is very little effort, especially on a flat blank. Looking forward to Salty's method with great anticipation - get well soon Dave X2 Feel better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Hope you get to feeling better soon Salty. And don't forget to drink lot's of gin. Germs can't live in alcohol. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogAddict Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 If you just cut your profile with a scroll saw or band saw on the end of the piece of wood leaving the tail end still attached to the board you can route 90% of the bait then just cut it off the board and hand finish the small tail section by hand. There is a youtube video of this in action on a router table and is as safe as any other piece of work. I think this is a much better solution than the one I suggested. Now I just need a band saw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty's Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Second round of antibiotics and steroids. I hate this chit. I think I'm going to start eating the urinal cakes pretty soon LOL it can't get much worse. White base is melamine, bottom of this is made of lexan and glued directly to the melamine so it slides real easy on the router table. Under the quick clamp is the forward edge of the lexan, this has a piece of sandpaper glued to it and keeps the bait from moving once the clamp is clipped down. You can see 2 small squares of lexan behind this that act as stops for keeping the bait from moving. With this I can route one entire side of a bait in one pass. VERY safely. You set the height of the rounding bit to meet the height of the body. Works for small or large stuff. I threw this together a few years ago and have been pretty happy with it. This is regularly used in production and I've made thousands of lures with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aydensdad82 Posted May 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Wow Salty very nice! I hope those meds start working soon for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Good job - the extra tags make all the difference I suspect. Thanks for posting and hope the meds go well. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Good job - the extra tags make all the difference I suspect. Thanks for posting and hope the meds go well. Dave X2!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Adams Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 I finally did a video with some routing, in this vid i clamp the wood down and move the router, i don't always use this method, sometimes on larger lures i clamp on end down and route the other end then swap, but i find this easy for one offs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Paul, As always, you did a great job, both on the lure build, and on the video work. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Interesting use of the fiberglass cloth! Nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I'm living in China now, so no You-tube unfortunately. Pity, I was looking forward to this vid. Next time I am back in Indonesia, I will have a look. DAve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I'm living in China now, so no You-tube unfortunately. Pity, I was looking forward to this vid. Next time I am back in Indonesia, I will have a look. DAve Man, you are a wandering soul! I hope all is well with you. Tell us about the fishing there, when you have a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty's Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Dave at least you don't have to go far for good Chinese food LOL I'm living in China now, so no You-tube unfortunately. Pity, I was looking forward to this vid. Next time I am back in Indonesia, I will have a look. DAve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogAddict Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 I like the jig idea but I think I'm going to stick with carving and sanding for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogAddict Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 I finally did a video with some routing, in this vid i clamp the wood down and move the router, i don't always use this method, sometimes on larger lures i clamp on end down and route the other end then swap, but i find this easy for one offs Paul, I love your videos! I subscribed to your channel awhile ago. Thank you and keep it up! You've inspired my lure builds for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Adams Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 Paul, I love your videos! I subscribed to your channel awhile ago. Thank you and keep it up! You've inspired my lure builds for sure. Thanks, i am really enjoying learning to improve the quality of the videos, but it is great to hear that you have got some inspiration from them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robalo01 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 I have always wondered if it would be possible to tumble sand rough-cut lures in a bucket lined with sand paper and some silica sand. Anyone ever tried something like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Dan Patton and I talked about this idea a lot, but sorry, never got around to trying it. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I have always wondered if it would be possible to tumble sand rough-cut lures in a bucket lined with sand paper and some silica sand. Anyone ever tried something like this? I'm guessing that a porous material like wood would get lots of sand embedded in that kind of a tumbling process. Just take a look at sand blasted wood. It might make an interesting sparkle effect on an unpainted cleared lure body, but I think it would be very hard to finish sand the lure body smooth after that process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Stone tumbling might work better. DAve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 There are several examples of rotary tumblers used to "finish" wood pieces. Many are DIY guys and the results are hit and miss. One issue is the process of sanding. This is shearing action where most of these tumblers are built or use media in a fashion that creates impact an little to no shear. Usually it is more about knocking rough edges off the bait. Such as kids building blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
