4oops5 Posted Thursday at 03:56 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 03:56 PM so- I'm fairly new to hardbait building and am finding it very difficult to get my lips square to the body. they are close, but not perfect. any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted Thursday at 05:29 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 05:29 PM I cut my lip slot on my bandsaw, while my blank is still rectangular, so it's square to the blank I mark a centerline on my lip and on my finished blank, so I can line them up when I glue them together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4oops5 Posted Friday at 03:52 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 03:52 PM (edited) thanks, Mark. Thank you for saying that, that was what I was going to try next, however I didn't think about the center line on the lip, thats so obvious, yet genius. My concern (probably unnecessary) was chipping the edges of the slot in the shaping process, do you see that as an issue? if you don't mind, another question; on a 1.5-2" flat sided square bill, how deep do you cut the lip slot? thanks. Edited Friday at 03:56 PM by 4oops5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted Saturday at 12:11 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 12:11 AM 8 hours ago, 4oops5 said: thanks, Mark. Thank you for saying that, that was what I was going to try next, however I didn't think about the center line on the lip, thats so obvious, yet genius. My concern (probably unnecessary) was chipping the edges of the slot in the shaping process, do you see that as an issue? if you don't mind, another question; on a 1.5-2" flat sided square bill, how deep do you cut the lip slot? thanks. I use a 7/8" screw eye through the lip for my line tie, so 1/16" deep is enough for my lips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...