Finishing Lure Shop/Getting Started with Pencils

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Get a duplicator later, learn how to turn by hand first! It helps to know how to turn by hand and you will need to turn by hand to make your master bodies for templates. Don't try to skip on the learning curve.

Yep.... thats part of the fun.

I do use my duplicator most of the time now but I still use the tools to make new designs and once you find a new design that works pissah then you can slap it on the duplicator and make a template.

When Plugfest rolls around....ain't much on the table there that was created with a duplicator.

[Mr. Krinkle]

I agree about turing plugs before you start using a duplicator. I would rather turn plugs by just using tools and not the duplicator. To me it is much more enjoyable than just ripping a body on a duplicator. There are videos on turning wood on youtube if you need a visual. Good luck and enjoy.