Popular Woodworking 2000-10 № 117, страница 47
SCRAPWO OD You'll be amazed at how much the fish love to chase the scraps from your shop floor. All it takes is a little wire, plastic and a couple hours. And that's no fish story. When I was a little boy I didn't have a lot of money, so I made my own fishing lures from scraps around my dad's shop. Now I'm a cabinetmaker and build mostly reproductions with my dad in an old converted barn. However, recently I started making my own lures again, still using shop scraps, and I was amazed at how well these crankbait lures work. All you need are some short pieces of 3/4" wood, some flexible wire, -thick clear Plexiglas and some hooks. I like to use curly maple because it's amazingly buoyant. Different species of wood will give you different results so feel free to experiment with what you have on hand. I like to make a handful of lures all at once so I start out with a piece of stock that's 3/4" x 11/s" x 20", which makes six lures. The first step is to cut a kerf in this board that will hold the wire harness (which is shown in photo 10). Install a thin-kerf blade in your table saw, set it to make an 11/l6"-deep cut and make the cut down the center of your board. Crosscut your stock into 31/4" lengths. Now follow the steps in the photos to complete your lure. When I finish a lure on my lunch break I always insist on testing it in the pond next to our barn. It's a rough life, I know. PW by Lawrence Todd Hough Lawrence Todd Hough builds Queen Anne and Shaker furniture with his dad in their shop in Lebanon, Ohio. Luckily for him, both his children love to fish and help him make lures on the weekends. |
