Bottle darters got their revenge! (WARNING LONG!)

[BigFish]

I am proud of you JFig....not one exclamation point in the entire diatribe!!

Moments of joy and disappointment JFig......but we love it don't we?! Keep at it!!!

[eastendlu]

Originally Posted by BigFish

I am proud of you JFig....not one exclamation point in the entire diatribe!!

Moments of joy and disappointment JFig......but we love it don't we?! Keep at it!!!

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[numbskull]

Cool post. I'm eager to see what you've learned.

As an aside, I quit hydro-orienting darters, bottles, and bottledarters. Instead I orient the grain vertically so there is no short grain in the lip that is likely to chip. I also think vertically oriented maple is less likely to split between the hook holes. That ought to jinx me.

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by numbskull

Cool post. I'm eager to see what you've learned.

As an aside, I quit hydro-orienting darters, bottles, and bottledarters. Instead I orient the grain vertically so there is no short grain in the lip that is likely to chip. I also think vertically oriented maple is less likely to split between the hook holes. That ought to jinx me.

Yeah, I thought about that, I've read that you did that. One proto I didn't hydro.... bad ju-ju. It laid on it's side. I suppose I could have only used blanks that showed less density variances... but it still scared me. Plus the metal "helmet" looks bad @sss