How would you do this?

[Greenie2000]

Hi new to the forum, Im a hobbyist who makes his own fishing lures.

Does anyone know how to put the cut in this wooden lure?

Im guessing its done while the piece is still in square profile then turned on a lathe? other than that Iv no idea, thanks

 

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[Greenie2000]

Ok thanks

 

[Greenie2000]

After this one then..

 

[thick_mike]

Hopefully

 

[Greenie2000]

 

[pip1954]

His yes I would turn them on a lathe then makes mouth and fit fins and hooks.
Good luck

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Whether the mouth is to be cut before or after turning I think I'd put a hole through the blank to form the back of the mouth so that it's not necessary to try to cut it afterwards.

 

[Inspector]

My guess is it is turned on a duplicating lathe so the size is consistent and then the mouth is cut with a jig and a saw of some kind. For one offs you can jig it and cut them on a table saw or mitre saw or a router table before turning or after if you leave the ends on the plug to hold it and cut them off last. Or turn it and hand cut the mouth with handsaw, carving tools or rasp/files

Pete

 

[Blockplane]

If l were making them, l would make a workholding jig with a tapered hole to jam the fishes body in. If not doing them in large quantities, l would cut the mouth with a round file, possibly using a second jig referencing off the top of the first to mark out the shape

 

[Greenie2000]

Thanks for the replies Iv seen a few of these close up and they are machined precisely for accuracy, they need to be symmetrical for the lures action to be consistent, Its beyond my tools and capability so i`ll try a few workshops to see if they could knock me a few out.

Cheers Dave

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Cheaper to buy them in the first place.

 

[Greenie2000]

Not really they are made in the USA, import costs are silly now, its would work out at something like £23-£25 each for something that you can lose on an underwater snag at any time.

I only need the wooden blank, I weight them, airbrush paint, add harware then epoxy coat them.

 

[owen]

I bet you could do the slot on a sliding mitre saw with some kind of jig and a trenching stop. Worth a try before you pay someone else to make them. Do you sell them?

 

[Greenie2000]

Thanks i'll look into it, I could sell some for sure but not on a large scale.