What's Cookin' ?

[Hookset]

Originally Posted by Ryan560

One last picture, I made it so you can adjust the follower without removing the base of the sled

Nice work, looks great!

[eskimo]

Originally Posted by Ryan560

I've been trying to finish up my dupe the last week or so, haven't turned anything new in a while. It's finished for the most part just have to add the handles. Thanks to everyone that helped me out, professor m and mojo7 and I borrowed some ideas from fishbumwannabe. The whole project cost me $5 and a few plugs.

I miss my homemade duplicator at times. Looking back now it was more work but much more enjoyable then a Vega.

[the greek]

Finished some lipless swimmers I was doing for the challenge swap. Here's one next to Numbskull's version which I believe is a Musso copy. Top one I screwed up the face on so I threw a lip on it Jinx style.

[ProfessorM]

excellent. well done. now get to turning.
Just a note when you do stuff like pine, ayc, port orford, red and white cedar, cherry you can fly thru the stuff. When you go onto maples, birch, locust and apple, hardwoods you will need to really go slow with your stock removal. You will probably rip a few out from between the centers . Cutting the edges off the pieces, making an octagon out of it will help immeasurably. I suggest that be your next creation. I like to use a band saw with a long 45 degree block others use table saw tilted at 45. I did a how to show my way several years ago but have no idea where it is now

[Ryan560]

Thanks for the tips Paul, I have that thread you mentioned bookmarked. I was thinking of making a similar jig for the tablesaw so I could use the same jig for different sized stock. For now I just rounded up some blanks with the roughing gouge before mounting the base to the lathe.

[numbskull]

I'm cursing my duplicator right now. I'm getting like Paul, I've got dozens of everything turned but nothing anywhere near finished.

[ProfessorM]

that would work too. Just don't want to hear about you whacking your knuckles off and breaking some fingers trying to get the stock down to a round shape.

[ProfessorM]

lol that was the old Paul. The new Paul is even slower and has even more stuff half done. I think I need to start making a list of what I got so when I die my wife will know what to tell anyone who comes over to get that wooden crap out of the cellar was intended to be when finished. She may just call it kindling.

[pbadad]

Ryan 560 enjoyed meeting you yesterday. Thats a sweet looking needle you have there.

[Ryan560]

Nice meeting you too Billy, Your club put on a great show I learned alot. Thanks for the compliment and the good deal on the redfins and plug lips.

[vineyardblues]

Ross , them Mac's look nice !
Nice work

[Ryan560]

Awesome work Ted, really nice profile on those!

[eskimo]

Great stuff. That jinx style rules.

[Sgt Striper]

Still had no time to test my versions of the Musso lipless yet, Ted yours look great. I'm going to belly weight one of them as Musso did and also try a Nike style weighting also. Keep seeing stuff on the boards about BIG darters so I gave one a shot last night. Totally winged it on this one, used one of George's for reference. 9" and 1.75" dia. looks like right about 5 oz. finished.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Sgt Striper

Still had no time to test my versions of the Musso lipless yet, Ted yours look great. I'm going to belly weight one of them as Musso did and also try a Nike style weighting also. .

No harm in trying anything, but just for the record it was Frech who weighted his darters (following Gibbs lead). Musso didn't weight his. Too much tail weight will make the plug roll more easily.

And for heaven's sake fish that green thing and see what you can do with it. If you lose it I have more.

[Sgt Striper]

Originally Posted by numbskull

No harm in trying anything, but just for the record it was Frech who weighted his darters (following Gibbs lead). Musso didn't weight his. Too much tail weight will make the plug roll more easily.

And for heaven's sake fish that green thing and see what you can do with it. If you lose it I have more.

No weight in the Darter, was referring to the Lipless Musso which I really want to get to work. As far as the green thing it was in the water quite a bit before the storm and worked good, just no fish around to give it a taste! The small one is good also, them!

[johnny ducketts]

That blue Mac is sweet lookin Chris
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[ProfessorM]

I have made a bunch of those skinny darters but like George I was never really impressed with them compared to his other sizes, especially the size under that. Each one has its favorite conditions. My favorite is the large Pinchney for action but that is me and I am in no way saying Musso was, is, not a great darter maker. I would take a wooden one over a plastic one though any day but they are hard to come by and expensive so it is hard to throw them at that price so next best is to make them yourself and try to get them to perform like the originators wanted.

[ProfessorM]

This is what I have been building for last few months. Still need to buy jaws but pretty much done. Just need to assemble them. Got some plugs going too but not far enough along yet to post anything.

[eskimo]

You can engrave my name into one of them. I'm feeling lucky this year!

[pbadad]

Conrad Jrs, 9" .3.5oz needles and the reknown "Billy D" stubby.

[Ian]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

This is what I have been building for last few months. Still need to buy jaws but pretty much done. Just need to assemble them. Got some plugs going too but not far enough along yet to post anything.

WOW...
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