This is a rather robotic, repetitive task but it needs to be done. After marking out they need to be drilled and made ready for the lathe. I hand turn each of these lures so there is a little variation but accurate marking out of blanks limits the variation also.
These are some cedar blanks, this wood is beautiful plus it has a nice sweet smell that fills the shop. Each of these will be made into a hybrid popper/stick bait lure targeted at Yellowtail Kingfish.
The cedar is extremely stable and makes a great lure, I find the occasional piece with something different i.e. figured grain, different colours etc and I set these aside, these pieces I will not paint and leave the lure with a natural finish.
I find using wood for lures much more appealing than plastic or resins etc... There is something about using mother nature to fool mother nature.
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