Wooden Lure
Introduction: Wooden Lure
this project was quite fun to make and i think that it would be fun for you to make to if you are into small wood working projects and enjoy creating things. I have made a small crank bait out of wood that can be used as decor or used in the water.
Supplies
1. small piece of red cedar or wood of your choose
2. clear epoxy https://www.lowes.com/pd/JB-Weld-Clearweld-Clear-E...
3. 19 gauge galvanized steel wire https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-19-Gauge-Galvaniz...
4.treble hooks that will go good with the size of your bait. I purchased mine at my local tackle shop
5. small split rings. also got these at my local tackle shop
6. 401
a small piece of 1/8 inch lexan https://www.lowes.com/pd/LEXAN-0-093-in-T-x-8-in-W...
7. dewalt 1/2 cordless drill https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-1-2-in-20-Volt-Max...
8.sandpaper 150 and 220 grit
9. 14'' band saw http://www.powermatic.com/us/en/p/pwbs-14cs-14-ban...
10. <PERSON> https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-4-in-x-36-in-Bel...
11.dremel https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-4-in-x-36-in-Bel...
Step 1: Starting Bait
First i took this small block of wood 2x3x6 inches and a regular piece of printer paper, i used the paper to draw out the design i wanted to use as the bait it self and made sure it wasn't to small or to big and once i had that i drew were i wanted the lip and drew out the right thickness so the lexan that i would be using fit in there nice and snug. Once i had the bait drawn out i used scissors and cut out the bait then glued the paper that had the outline of my bait to the wood i wanted to use.
Step 2: Cutting and Getting Rough Shape
Next i took it to the band saw and started cutting out the shape of the bait by following the line on the paper that i used as guide so everything was nice and even, after i had cut close to the lines on the paper used the belt sander to sand right to line i drew so the shape was smooth and didn't feel rough from the cutting of the band saw. I then took the paper off the side of the bait and set the bait up vertically and drew a line going a long the bait so i could now get more of a better shape so it would start to actually looking like a crankbait.
Step 3: Cutting and Sanding Final Shape
Once i had my lines drew out on the top of the bait i once again took it to the band saw and cut out the lines i had drawn so it got its shape that actually looked like a crankbait, this step doesn't have to be perfect bc we are going to do more sanding to the bait. Now that i have my rough shape of my bait i used a dremel with a sanding bit and started sanding out the rough edges and tried to smooth out the bait as much as possible. When i was done with the dremel it was still not smooth and had a lot more sanding to do so i started with a 150 grit piece of sandpaper and once i had it smoothed out as much as i could with the 150 i moved up to a 220 grit sandpaper and got the bait as smooth and good looking as possible.
Step 4: Drilling Hole for Hook Hangers
Now that i have my final shape i want for my bait i drew a line all the way down the center of my bait and drew little lines going across my center line so i knew exactly where to drill my holes for my hook hangers. I then took my drill and drilled the holes so i had a holding place for my hook hangers and after had my holes made i took some sandpaper and sanded out the lines i had drew with the pencil it comes out very easy so you don't want to over sand.
Step 5: Making Hook Hangers and Lip
For the hook hangers i took the 19 gauge wire and cut of piece and folded it in half and put the two open ends into the chuck of the drill. 819