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01-24-2009, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: norwood pa
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A couple I'm working on
Been working on a few large handcarved swimmers. These are 9" long and 1 3/4" wide at the widest part. White cedar, through wired, and epoxy sealed. Hope to be able to get some paint on these today. I'm pushing it and should probably give it one more sanding and another coat of primer but I want to paint one.
And my plug for the challenge contest. I decided to foil this to hopefully get the effect I'm after. It is foiled with aluminum tape and then burnished smooth. I will give it a coat of epoxy now to take care of the seam, then paint and epoxy again.
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01-24-2009, 02:35 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Bridgewater, MA
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Very nice work, takes some special talent & patience for hand carved.
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Mike Malone
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01-24-2009, 03:08 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
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Looks like the "Mother of All Nilsmasters". Are you familiar with those plugs?
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01-24-2009, 05:37 PM
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Covered in Sawdust
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 358
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Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
Looks like the "Mother of All Nilsmasters". Are you familiar with those plugs?
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Nilsmasters are awesome plugs in strong currents! |
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01-24-2009, 05:40 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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I'm looking forward to getting that sucker. Very sweet. I have a crystal clear sand flat already picked out for that.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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01-25-2009, 09:28 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: norwood pa
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[QUOTE=numbskull;658135]Looks like the "Mother of All Nilsmasters". Are you familiar with those plugs?[/QUOTE
The Nilsmaster are great plugs that have been forgotten in the crowd I fish with. We used them alot in the smaller sizes for Weakfish and they worked very well. Most folks won't throw them now and collect them as they have become scarce around here. I have tried without much success to play around with that shape. Hard to through wire. Might have to give it another shot.
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01-25-2009, 09:44 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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Quote:
Originally Posted by the greek
The Nilsmaster are great plugs that have been forgotten in the crowd I fish with. We used them alot in the smaller sizes for Weakfish and they worked very well. Most folks won't throw them now and collect them as they have become scarce around here.
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Just sold one in the Classifieds a while back that I modified the lip on - I was thinning out the herd - there's still a few places you can find them, didn't realize they're out of production - or are they - 
Nice handcarve, knew that shape right away...  |
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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01-26-2009, 12:48 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Greek Method
Your method using the belt sander strips is great!
After having sawed, planed, filed and sanded several handcarves I finally got around to trying your method. SALVATION !
Thanks for being so willing to share,
Jon |
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01-26-2009, 12:49 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 2,038
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Nils
Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
Looks like the "Mother of All Nilsmasters". Are you familiar with those plugs?
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They sure do George!
I've found a good supply of them if you are looking. Even some big ones (7").
Jon |
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01-26-2009, 12:53 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Grafton, Ma
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Those are awesome!
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01-26-2009, 04:39 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
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looks good ,, just bought some chrome paint .
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