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How to make fishing lures on a wood lathe. I enjoy building and inventing things with wood, metal, and whatever else i can get my hands on. Apply a clear sealer to the fishing lure and prepare it for painting. Draw a rough shape with a pencil on the piece of wood of any size you like.

Sealant (to protect the paint from the. Get some remaining fishing line to the front eyelet. For example, if you want to make a lure that is 2 inches (5.1 cm) long.

Then the wood is stained or painted and sealed. This line will give you. Blend the polyacrylic well, drop the lure.

One screw eye needs to be attached at the nose of the plug so. You can utilize a metal file for smoothing out the jagged edges of the. Allow the lure to dry for 24 hours.

A stick from the woods (preferably a softer wood like pine and make sure it is straight) 5. Cut a block of wood slightly larger than the dimensions of your lure. Attach what needs to be attached.

Most wooden plugs are carved out of alaskan yellow cedar, which is naturally buoyant and water resistant. Tie some spare fishing line to that front eyelet, about 2 feet of it. How to make a hand made wooden topwater lure on a lathe.